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by lxgr 1139 days ago
> trusting Apple to store your single-device passkeys for high-stakes credentials but not trusting them for syncing them is somewhat of a very specific threat model I'd say

I don't think it's that specific of a threat model, to be honest.

Many people are logged into iCloud on multiple family devices – are they aware that with Passkeys, by default every device they are logged in to has single-factor access to their entire online life?

Additionally, Apple's iCloud security posture has been in the news lately with some quite horrible stories that are very relevant to Passkeys, in my view: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-iphone-security-theft-pas...