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by tsimionescu 10 days ago
Again, is this true for all major sites that support passkeys? And how do you set it up? My passwords are automatically synced between my devices, how to I achieve the same thing if I set up an account with a passkey?
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Why would you take one passkey and move it between devices? Generate a new one. They're fungible. You set it ask to the exact same way you do today. It's not a problem.
Again, do all major sites allow you to register 6-10 passkeys? Not asking if they could in principle, but do they in practice do it? And how easy is it to log in with a new device to generate that passkey? Do I have to jump through hoops on my laptop, second phone, secondary browser, and so on?

Finally, if it is easy to register a new device, how does the anti-phishing still work? Can't an attacker just convince me to use whatever means I would normally use to register a new device, instead of an existing secure passkey?

This assumes all services let you generate new passkeys with no hassle, which is not true.