Google begins testing alternative passkey technology for passwords

 

Yesterday, Wednesday, Google announced the introduction of Passkey technology to the Android system and Chrome browser, in a step aimed at solving the problem of security shortcomings suffered by the password technology currently in use.

For many years, password technology has been the basis of computer security, but it lacks the required level of security, after we witnessed many massive password leaks.

After the industry realized the need for an alternative to passwords, companies, including Google, began moving towards new technologies, such as (passkeys), that would allow users to use them on Android devices and other devices that use the Chrome web browser.

Google said in a post on its Android developer blog that passkeys are a more secure alternative to passwords and other phishable authentication factors.

The American tech giant explained that the strengths of the pass keys lie in not reusing them, and they cannot be leaked if the servers are breached, and then they are able to protect users from phishing attacks.