Many companies think of passkeys as just a security upgrade, but they’re really a crucial user experience initiative.

Thankfully, passkeys are growing in popularity and have a real chance to replace them completely, eliminating the need for ...

Yes, the technology underlying passkeys is confusing. Here's a plain-English guide that can help you ditch passwords today.

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Geek Note: Sorry, my Geeks — no question this week. Instead, I bring you a ...

Passkeys are a type of credential designed to replace less secure passwords. Using a passkey depends on one of three types of authenticators: platform, virtual, or roaming. Virtual authenticators are ...

We’ve been using passwords to protect our various accounts for a few decades now, and, to be honest, we’re not very good at it. Many of us use the same simple, easy to remember passwords for all of ...

Passkeys might be what finally puts an end to passwords for good. Here's how they work, where you can use them, and why they keep your accounts safe. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys ...

Keeping your computer secure is more important than ever. Cyberattacks target computers, accounts and sensitive data daily. Traditional passwords have long been the cornerstone of security, but they ...

If you've had a Facebook for long enough, you probably know people who have had their accounts "hacked." Maybe this happened to your own account—one minute, you're minding your own business, the next, ...

I don't want to imagine what life would be like without a password manager by my side. I actually use several of them, including 1Password, Proton Pass, and Apple Passwords. They help me generate and ...