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CTOnews.com, Nov. 16, at the WWDC 2022 launch event held in June this year, Apple showed off a new feature called Passkeys, which uses Face ID and Touch ID to validate some applications and services, thus skipping the traditional step of entering passwords. In addition to simplifying login, Passkeys also provides many advantages such as injection end-to-end encryption, AirDrop password sharing and so on.

The way Passkeys works

CTOnews.com learned that Passkeys is a standard created by the FIDO Consortium and the World wide Web Consortium, which is used to confirm identity and device-related encryption keys. Passkeys actually consists of a pair of public keys registered with the service itself and private keys that are securely stored on your device.

By exchanging keys, devices and services or applications can confirm the matching records of the device and its current user and prove their identity. Before the exchange occurs, the device itself must confirm the identity of the user. This is handled by biometric technology, and on iPhone it could be Face ID or Touch ID.

How to enable Passkeys on iOS 16

Open the settings.

Click the password and authentication.

Click the password option.

Turn on auto-fill in password.

Make sure that both directories iCloud Passwords & Keychain are marked with "√" to the right, and these two functions are used to populate the CAPTCHA section.

In addition, users need to use an Apple ID account to enable two-factor authentication

Pick your name.

Click the password and security.

Click to turn on two-factor authentication and follow the prompts.

How to enable Passkeys for a new account on iPhone

After visiting a supported application or website in your Safari browser, fill in the information about your registered account, including entering your account name, email address, etc.

On sites that support Passkeys, you will be asked if you want to save a Passkey in a pop-up window. Click continue.

If the pop-up window does not appear immediately, look for an option to use Passkey or "other" forms of authentication. When the pop-up window appears, click to continue.

This pop-up window will appear when you can set Passkeys and need to verify.

How to enable Passkeys for an existing account on iPhone

For an existing account, log in to the account as usual.

Open the account management interface of the application or website.

Search for options in your account settings, which may include passwords or security-related elements. This may be in the hardware security device or multi-factor security section.

You will usually see an option to add a password, which will summon the password pop-up window. Click continue.

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