Why Passkeys & WebAuthn?

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Passkeys have been proven to be an effective passwordless authentication method replacing traditional authentication mechanisms.

Quick facts

First, here're 3 quick facts about passwords:

Comparing Passkeys to Passwords based on attack surface.

Attack Vector	Description	Passkeys Vulnerable?
Credential Stuffing	Automated login attempts using breached username/password pairs	❌ Immune no shared secret
Phishing	Fake login pages harvesting credentials	❌ Immune origin-bound
AiTM Proxy	Real-time proxy (Evilginx) stealing session tokens	❌ Immune challenge is origin-specific
Brute Force	Systematic password guessing	❌ Immune no password to guess
Password Spraying	Common passwords against many accounts	❌ Immune no password exists
SIM Swap (SMS OTP)	Hijacking phone number for OTP interception	❌ Immune no OTP channel
Push Fatigue	Spamming MFA push notifications until user accepts	❌ Immune no push to spam
Keylogging	Recording keystrokes to capture passwords	❌ Immune biometric/PIN on secure hardware
Server Breach	Stealing password hashes from database	❌ Immune server stores only public keys

By implementing Passkeys for authentication, we can:

Eliminate forced password changes every XX days.
Eliminate password management overhead, such as password resets.
Eliminate the need for external secondary devices for 2FA.
Enable native integration with SSO (corporate environment).
Remove password-based authentication (the largest contributor to security breaches).
Speed up the login flow (no CAPTCHA required).
Save costs associated with credential breach incidents.
Eliminate the friction of memorizing multiple site passwords.