UK cyber chiefs say it's time to ditch passwords for passkeys – what are they?

Passwords have long been the default way we secure accounts online but the NCSC has said passkeys are a better option.

UK cyber chiefs say it's time to ditch passwords for passkeys – what are they?

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“Instead of you creating and remembering a shared secret, like a password, your device generates a secure key pair – one part stays on your device, and the other sits with the service you’re logging into,” says Daniel Card of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

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