This video demonstrates the process of adding a passkey to your PieFed account and then using the passkey to log in securely and quickly.

Firefox’s support for passkeys is a bit lacking, especially on Linux, so this seems to work best on Chrome(ium) at the moment.

What are passkeys? Read on…

Passkeys are a passwordless authentication method for logging into websites and apps. Traditional username and password logins are vulnerable to phishing, reuse, and data breaches. Even two-factor authentication (2FA), which often relies on insecure or inconvenient methods like SMS codes or ever-changing numbers has its flaws. Passkeys eliminate these issues by removing the need to remember or type passwords altogether.

Passkeys are stored securely on your device and verified using biometrics or a device PIN, making them both more user-friendly and significantly more resistant to phishing, credential stuffing, and other common attacks. This makes passkeys a safer and more seamless alternative to traditional login systems. On Mac and Windows passkeys can be synched via the cloud, making logging in from multiple devices easier.