How to Use passkey in a Sentence

passkey

noun
  • At no time are any passkeys stolen.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And then stick rigidly to the use of that passkey.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Most new accounts on these platforms can now use passkeys.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • From the user’s point of view, the passkey process is pretty easy.
    Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Visit a site that supports passkeys.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Add a passkey to your Google account and always use this to sign-in.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Add a passkey to your Google account and always use this to sign-in.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Add a passkey to your Google account and always use this to sign-in.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In this scenario, the smartphone acts as a secure passkey store.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Logging back in with a passkey is also easy, since it's saved on the device.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That makes passkeys much harder to steal than SMS codes.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Of course, if passkeys are stored on your device, what happens if it gets broken or lost?
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2023
  • If any sign-in window asks for a password on a device with a passkey, that’s a red flag.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This means that not even Apple can access your passkeys or passwords.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • That is why Microsoft wants users to move toward passkeys.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • An authenticator app or passkey is stronger than a text code.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • But the list of players that allow passkeys is steadily growing.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Google’s not the only company pushing for a move to passkeys.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • As a result, a passkey isn’t something that can (easily) be typed.
    WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The new Titan keys are available now and can store more than 250 unique passkeys.
    WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
  • If the browser can’t be trusted, then the device passkey setup and the services can be duped.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • These protect against password attacks, as a passkey only works on your own devices.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The other problem is that not many third-party websites accept passkeys.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 20 June 2023
  • Notably, the changes come as Microsoft marks a shift to passkeys for account log-ins.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
  • If your bank supports a passkey or security key, even better.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Passwords and passkeys will soon be easier to share with important people in your file.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • This research aims to highlight that gap and show why client-side risks need to be part of the conversation around passkeys.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Keep your steamy romance novels on lock by creating a passkey for your Kindle.
    Kim Komando, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • So far, there are no known ways passkeys can be defeated in credential phishing attacks.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Best of all, switching from a password and 2FA to a passkey is easy, painless and quick.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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