710: A Passwordless Future Passkeys with Anna Pobletts

Hosted byWes Bos

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Anna Pobletts of Passage about passkeys, how passkeys work, how to implement passkeys on your website or app, what the recommended UI is for passkeys, what happens to your passkey if you lose your phone, and more.
Show Notes • 00:32 Welcome

• 01:36 Why do we need something like Passkeys?
• 03:34 What are Passkeys for?
• 10:04 What took us so long to get to Passkeys?
• 11:07 Where’s the two factor part of Passkeys?
• 13:08 How are Passkeys phishing resistant?
• 14:44 What happens to your Passkey if you lose your phone?
• 18:40 What’s the password recovery workflow like with Passkeys?
• 23:08 Having a backup device helps a lot with Passkeys
• 24:58 Why companies should use two factor or Passkeys
• 29:26 What are the standards and tech behind Passkeys?
• 32:38 What kinds of companies are implementing Passkeys?
• 34:34 What is the recommended UI for telling users about Passkeys?
• 39:17 How do you implement Passkeys on your app or website?
• 41:47 1Password open sourced low level libraries
• 47:34 What does the future look like for Passkeys?
• 51:07 Supper Club questions
• 53:44 Sick Picks
• 1Password
• Have I Been Pwned
• 1Password Watchtower
• Passkeys.directory
• passkeys.dev
• FIDO Alliance - Open Authentication Standards More Secure than Passwords

Sick Picks • Cascadia

Shameless Plugs • Passage by 1Password

Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads