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by Spivak 180 days ago
At this time I'm not really sure if anyone can really say there's a 'point' to passkeys anymore. They just are exportable now, both Google's and Apple's implementation are synced instead of device-bound putting them at the level of Bitwarden / KeepassXC. Backups and multi-device have become a critical feature for users which breaks attestation so it's really just those weirdos with Yubikeys.

I think we're verrry slowly inching toward shedding all the security nerd self-indulgences and getting to what I think is the eventual endgame which PassKeys are just keys and ultimately a fairly user friendly way of getting people to use a password manager without it feeling like one. All the other features seem like noise.