How to Enable Passkeys for Safer Sign-Ins

Passkeys are a newer sign-in method supported by an increasing number of major services this year, using your device's built-in security (fingerprint, face recognition, or PIN) instead of a typed password. Because there's no password to steal or phish in the first place, they're significantly more resistant to the most common account takeover techniques.

Setting up a passkey is usually a quick process in your account security settings — look for "passkey" or "sign in without a password" as an option on services like Microsoft, Google, and an increasing number of business applications.

Passkeys don't need to replace MFA everywhere overnight, but enabling them where available, especially for your most important accounts, is a meaningful upgrade over a password alone.