To the delight of many, Google announced a few months ago that Android and Chrome is looking forward to a password-free future. Thanks to cryptographically signed access keys stored on your phone, you will be able to access your favorite services easily and securely. And that future started right now.
The basis of this concept is the idea of a so-called access key, which is a digital record linking your personal data to a certain service, securely signed through a chain of trust and stored on your phone. You can access the service using convenient biometric methods such as fingerprint, which is easier and more secure than entering a password.
Android now gets support for passkeys through Google Password Manager to help you keep them in sync across your device. The keys are secured with end-to-end encryption, so even if Google coordinates the distribution of your keys, it cannot access them and get into your accounts.
Initial support is mainly focused on web services, and in addition to using passkeys on your phone for ease of access, it will also be possible to use them to connect on your computer. Chrome can display a QR code for the service on your computer, which you then scan with your phone to authorize the access key. Google is also working on making the API available to developers Androidu to support native access keys. They should receive this support by the end of the year.
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There is still a lot of work to be done for Google's password-free future anyway. Apps and websites will need to be updated, and third-party password managers and, of course, users themselves must prepare for this major change. We don't know about you, but we're really looking forward to this kind of future.
