Everything is now connected to the Internet, from education to entertainment, the prime concern that rises in the minds of users is the security of their personal data. These days it is difficult to protect and safeguard your personal data with a traditional password, be it an manually generated or an auto-generated password. Anyway, Google has introduced passkey protection to ease users’ concerns about personal data security in this dire situation. In this article, we will discuss passkeys and the best way to set up a passkey for your Google account.
What is the difference Between Passkey and Password?
Using a cryptographic key rather than a password, users can access accounts and apps with PassKey, a contemporary password-free authentication solution. Users can authenticate with passkeys without entering a username, password, or other form of authentication.
A password is a secret alphabetic, numeric, alphanumeric, or symbolic character used to authenticate a user’s access to a device or service. Passwords are frequently uses with usernames; they are meant to be kept private. Only the user knows to grant access to a particular system or program.
The main difference between a passkey and a password is that a passkey is predefined and therefore cannot be changed by the user, whereas a password can be changed as the user wants.
Step by Step to Set up Passkey for Your Google account
- Firstly, go to your Google Account page and sign in to the account.
- Then choose the Security and select Passkeys option under the How you sign in to Google.
- Choose Use Passkeys and press the Done button. This time you will be able to sign in to the Google account.
- Next, tap Create a passkey and click on Continue. While clicking on the same option, it you received Use another device, then it indicates your device or browser not supporting passkeys feature.
- Instead of Use another device option, you get a Verification prompt, verify your identity by using the unlock method you have used.
- Once done, click the Done button, and the new passkey will get under the Passkeys you created section.
Note: This sign-in method is ineffective on shared devices, as anyone with access to the device’s unlock code can log into your Google Account.
Steps to Sign in to Your Google Account Using Passkeys
- Go to Google Account webpage, enter your email address and click on the Next button.
- Then click on Continue on the next screen and unlock your device.
- Before you receive the verify your identity prompt, click Continue on a second screen.
- Finally, you will get signed in to your account.
Advantages of Passkeys
- By adding an extra layer of security, passkeys ensure that only authorized users can access secure data.
- Passkeys help prevent unauthorized people from accessing the system.
- Passkeys are difficult to guess or crack, providing a secure way to protect sensitive information.
- Passkeys are automatically generated rather than manually assigned, so they can be easily change. This means customers can quickly and easily replace their passkeys if they believe their access has been hacked.
Is Passkey Safe?
The passkey function is generally considered secure. Passkeys are often randomly generated, challenging to guess, and are typically used to securely authenticate a user. It should be safe as long as the passkey is kept private and not disclosed to anyone.
These are the easy steps you can follow to Set Up a Passkey for Your Google account and its basic information. As of writing the article, Passkey is supported on MacOS or Windows 10 devices. As well as, it only works with Edge version 109 or later, Safari version 16 or later, Chrome version 109, or Firefox version 109.
