passkey

noun

pass·key ˈpas-ˌkē

plural passkeys

: a key that provides special access (as to a secure area)

… left his swipe-card passkey behind when he stepped outside the tower's secure door and was unable to get back in …—

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: such as

: a key designed to open any of a set of similar locks : master key

: a key with a large part of the bit filed away to enable it to open low quality locks as a master key : skeleton key

: an authentication method that uses biometrics (such as fingerprint or facial recognition) to identify and grant access to an authorized user

Instead of a vulnerable password, passkeys work by using your biometric data as your login 'fingerprint.' For example, you could use the Touch ID button on a Mac or a facial recognition scanner on your smartphone to log in to your account. No typing required.—

digitaltrends.com

Examples of passkey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to findings from app developer Steve Moser, X plans on rolling out support for passkeys, which can use your device’s fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN to log in to your account. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2023 Since then, passkeys have been supported by Chrome and Android, and services like Docusign, Kayak, PayPal, Shopify and Yahoo! Japan. —

USA TODAY, 5 May 2023 The company also recently added support for passkeys. —

WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023 This has been a recurring theme for several years, but in May 2023, tech giant Google took the first step: allowing users to log in with passkeys that merely require biometric data. —

Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2023 While Google evidently wants people to shift toward using passkeys, passwords aren’t going away entirely. —

Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 6 June 2023 In the same interview, Dashlane CEO John Bennett said the company wants to avoid getting trapped inside a walled garden with passkey. —

Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 May 2023 Once the feature is available, TikTok users can enable a passkey for their account by going to the app’s settings and selecting the new passkey menu item. —

Umar Shakir, The Verge, 17 July 2023 Other notable recent passkey implementers include GitHub, 1Password, and Google Workspace. —

Umar Shakir, The Verge, 17 July 2023 See More

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