Readers discuss the security benefits and drawbacks of passkeys, with some finding them confusing and others championing them as a superior alternative to passwords.
Jeden ersten Donnerstag im Mai ist der Welt-Passwort-Tag. Zeit, sich um bessere Sicherheit zu kümmern.
OpenAI launched Advanced Account Security, an opt-in setting for ChatGPT users requiring passkeys or physical security keys instead of passwords. The feature targets high-risk users including journalists and political dissidents, excludes conversations from model training, and partners with Yubico to offer discounted security keys. Trusted Access for Cyber program members must enable it by June 1.
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has urged people to switch from passwords to passkeys, calling it an overhaul of decades of security practice. Passkeys use public key cryptography tied to devices with biometric sensors like Face ID and Touch ID, offering unique credentials for each website. While Apple, Google and X already support passkeys and the UK Government adopted them last year, experts caution they are 'not a silver bullet'.
Login method for apps and websites stored on users’ devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breachesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has called time on the password – from now on, you should use a passkey.The NCSC said this week it would no longer recommend using passwords where passkeys were available. They should be consumers’ first choice of login across all digital services because passwords were not secure enough to stand up to modern cyber threats. Continue reading...
