--- title: [Michał Sapka's website] Understanding Passkeys | daily.dev description: Passkeys, also known as WebAuthn, are a form of passwordless authentication that uses asymmetric cryptography to secure user accounts on the web. The FIDO... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/micha-sapka-s-website-understanding-passkeys-79wuzsz9f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: [Michał Sapka's website] Understanding Passkeys | daily.dev og:description: Passkeys, also known as WebAuthn, are a form of passwordless authentication that uses asymmetric cryptography to secure user accounts on the web. The FIDO... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/micha-sapka-s-website-understanding-passkeys-79wuzsz9f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/79Wuzsz9F.png og:image:alt: [Michał Sapka's website] Understanding Passkeys og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # [Michał Sapka's website] Understanding Passkeys **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Passkeys, also known as WebAuthn, are a form of passwordless authentication that uses asymmetric cryptography to secure user accounts on the web. The FIDO Alliance promotes the use of Passkeys to reduce reliance on passwords and improve internet security. However, there are risks and limitations associated with using Passkeys, such as dependence on specific ecosystems and potential loss of access if certain conditions are not met. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#passkeys](https://daily.dev/tags/passkeys) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/micha-sapka-s-website-understanding-passkeys-79wuzsz9f) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"[Michał Sapka's website] Understanding Passkeys","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/micha-sapka-s-website-understanding-passkeys-79wuzsz9f","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/micha-sapka-s-website-understanding-passkeys-79wuzsz9f"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T14:46:37.453Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z","description":"Passkeys, also known as WebAuthn, are a form of passwordless authentication that uses asymmetric cryptography to secure user accounts on the web. The FIDO...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/188c6c82f8e7bb4a2d8c4a8d1263673d?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/188c6c82f8e7bb4a2d8c4a8d1263673d?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/micha-sapka-s-website-understanding-passkeys-79wuzsz9f","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"authentication,passkeys","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"[Michał Sapka's website] Understanding Passkeys"}]} ```