Apple’s replacement for the password

by James · December 15, 2022

Apple has always put security at the forefront of its product design, which is why the company is so much harder to hack than other tech brands.

Now Apple also makes it easier for you to protect yourself from threatening people who may have your information, whether you know them or not. That’s thanks to new security features that come with the latest version of iOS.

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If you don’t yet have iOS 16, be sure to install the latest operating system for iPhone and iPad and read on to see why iOS 16 has more important features you didn’t even know about.

Say goodbye to the passportword and hello to the password. Apple created the cryptographic feature as a replacement for passwords because they’re more secure, so hackers aren’t guessing combinations to try to get into your account.

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This feature allows users to unlock their devices with just their face or fingerprint, making accessing their devices easier and more convenient. With Passkey, the device is unlocked by looking at the device using facial recognition.

Since a person’s face or fingerprint is unique, it will be very difficult for any hacker to be able to unlock a device. With this feature, Apple Passkey allows you to access services such as banking or shopping apps that require authentication.

Passkeys can work across devices with iOS 16 using iCloud Keychain.

After setting up passwords, when you enter a password on a new website while using your iPhone or iPad, you’ll be given the option to save the password to the key. It creates a key that works on the website and is end-to-end encrypted, so only you have that password.

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Note that for this to work, the websites you visit must also support this option. Without this feature, you’ll have to enter your password the old-fashioned way.

Although it doesn’t yet seem to be universally used, some sites you can find this on include publishing.

To set up a password on a supported app that you don’t already have an account with

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The steps may vary from app to app. In some cases, you may need to set up an account and then set up the password by:

These are also the steps you would take if you wanted to set up a password on an app or website that you already have an account on. Once again, however, this may vary between apps and websites.

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How to manage access keys

Once you’ve set up passwords on different apps, you’ll be able to view and manage them by:

With most websites not using passwords, it will still take some time before we don’t need to use and remember any passwords. Until then, the most efficient way to manage our passwords is with one of our recommended password managers.

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