What are Apple PassKeys? How is it different from traditional passwords?

As part of Apple’s “WWDC 2022” developer conference, which is held at the beginning of June of each year, Apple announced its first steps to get rid of passwords when logging into accounts and applications online, which is a new feature. It will come pre-built in the operating systems of its iPhone, iPad and Mac devices called “Pass Keys”, so what is this feature and how does it work? And can it take us towards a safer online ecosystem? What is the Apple Passkey feature and how does it work? Apple’s passkey feature is basically a new type of security technology that aims to replace traditional passwords when you sign into a website or app, meaning that instead of typing a password to sign into an app or online account, you simply use a key Store traffic on your device. According to Apple’s support document, the Passkey feature is a next-generation credential that is safer and easier to use than standard passwords, and is built on the Web Authentication security standard that uses a unique pair of encryption keys for each website. Or an account, where one key is public and stored on the website’s server, and the second key is private and kept on your device. Read also:

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