On this episode of The Vergecast, we figure out passkeys once and for all.

Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use passkeys. You’re telling me it’s just a thing… that lives on my phone? What if I lose my phone? What if you steal my phone?

  • CodilingusEnglish
    8·
    9 months ago

    Just a heads up for anyone, bitwarden can be self hosted using vaultwarden. All of the bitwarden apps and extensions will work.

    Also, for anyone already using their stuff, Proton Mail rolled out their password manager. I like it so far, the free edition is good.

    • subtext@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      I just don’t trust myself enough to self host Bitwarden. It’s just too critical of a service for me to be willing to accept any mistake I might make in hosting it. Absolutely worth the $10/year (or $40/year for the whole family), to have some IT professionals and Azure doing the hosting.

        • subtext@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          Oh well you don’t have to pay for it, but I do for the premium features, most notably family sharing of passwords

      • CodilingusEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Good call, and I agree. I self hosted it but mine was offline, and would only update if I was in my house. Saw proton pass release, and made the switch since I’ve been using their services for awhile, now.