Implemented Passwordless logins with passkeys

[Nik]

What is a passkey?​

Passkeys are a secure replacement for passwords and/or second factor authentication. They take many forms ranging from physical devices (e.g. Yubikeys) to biometric authentication built in to your phone or computer (Windows Hello/fingerprint, FaceID in Macs and iPhones). Some types of passkeys can even be synced across all of your devices, for example I can setup a passkey using my fingerprint on my Windows Laptop which is then synchronised with my Android Phone and authenticated using Face Identification. Or you may have a password manager such as 1Password, Dashlane, Bitwarden or Proton Pass which synchronise your passkeys across different browsers and devices.

They are extremely secure, extremely easy to set up and extremely easy to use.

What does it do?​

Simply put, allows you to login to CCF without keying in a password (or a username or email ID).

When can I start using it?​

Soon as we update our core platform software the options to login/enable passkeys will be rolled out to most.

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[Rruuff Day]

What is a passkey?​

Passkeys are a secure replacement for passwords and/or second factor authentication. They take many forms ranging from physical devices (e.g. Yubikeys) to biometric authentication built in to your phone or computer (Windows Hello/fingerprint, FaceID in Macs and iPhones). Some types of passkeys can even be synced across all of your devices, for example I can setup a passkey using my fingerprint on my Windows Laptop which is then synchronised with my Android Phone and authenticated using Face Identification. Or you may have a password manager such as 1Password, Dashlane, Bitwarden or Proton Pass which synchronise your passkeys across different browsers and devices.

They are extremely secure, extremely easy to set up and extremely easy to use.

What does it do?​

Simply put, allows you to login to CCF without keying in a password (or a username or email ID).

When can I start using it?​

Soon as we update our core platform software the options to login/enable passkeys will be rolled out to most.

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My CCF password is 10 years old and I forgot what it was 9 years ago. Good thing I never log out....

 

[Nik]

Passkeys are now available for those of you who are not always logged in. Simply head over to your Account->Password & Security tab and add a passkey.

Passkeys can be your password manager, windows fingerprint (Windows Hello), your phone fingerprint authentication or a hardware device like a Yubikey or something similar. They make remembering passwords a thing of the past.

Remember your password is still retained, this forms a good two factor authentication strategy for this site and many others that support it.