The password-less future is, bit by bit, becoming the password-less present. Many major platforms are adding uphold for passkeys, and likewise, password managers are also supporting passkey authentication as well. They’re not replacing passwords just yet, but the groundwork needs to be done for that to happen in the future. 1Password has had passkeys for some time, but now, the password manager can go completely password-less if you want to.
1Password is soon set to give users the option to substitute account passwords and secret keys, for protecting their logins, with a passkey. That means that if you don’t want anything to do with passwords, everything within 1Password will not necessitate one—you can use a passkey to access your 1Password account and access your logins, passwords, and, of course, passkeys for other services. No master passwords or keys required at all. This was previously in testing for a small amount of users, who could try this out with a assess 1Password account, and while this feature is still in a beta stage, it’s now open for anyone who wants to give it a spin.
With this, every step of logging into something, down to the very password manager you’re using, is secured by a passkey, thus ensuring that it can’t be hacked into by a malicious actor who found your master password in a password dump. Even if you use passkeys on your accounts, you still need to keep track of your password manager’s master password to ensure only you have access to those passkeys—this is now changing, at least if you’re a 1Password user.
What if you lose access to your device, though? That shouldn’t be a problem, either. You have the option of creating recovery codes as well, which you can produce on the 1Password website and then store however you admire. You can jot it down in a safe place, print it, or give it to a trusted third-party. This way, you still have a way to access your 1Password account if you ever happen to stop being able to use your method of authentication of choice.
If you want to check this out, make sure to unite the public beta on your phone or desktop computer.
Source: 1Password
