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crazygringoyesterday at 7:26 PM2 repliesview on HN

Right now, when I go to the security section of my Amazon account in Chrome, it (unasked) prompts me to add a passkey, and the popup on my Mac says, verbatim:

> Add a passkey? "amazon.com" supports passkeys, a stronger alternative to passwords that cannot be leaked or stolen. A passkey for "[email protected]" will be saved in "Passwords". Touch ID to Save Passkey Cancel

I don't have the slightest idea what "Passwords" is as the destination. My iCloud keychain? My Google account? My 1Password?


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timmyc123yesterday at 7:30 PM

Passwords is the name of the app on your Mac.

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polalavikyesterday at 7:32 PM

Exactly passkeys are confusing to the laymen (and not Laymen) because it’s is an orchestration across multiple services and devices.

If I’m using a passkey to login to my Gmail via chrome browser but used my phone what just happened - did it save in chrome? My Google account? My iPhone?

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