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Passkeys require the cloud to be ever present. Maybe on Venus where the clouds never go away, but on Earth all it takes is some rain, and suddenly you have clear skies.

I'll stick with keepassxc on my personal laptop, rather than put it in the hands of Google et al. and their sunset happy ways.

Atleast there's no segue into the blockchain and/or crypto as a 'benefit'. Small mercies and all that.




Passkeys do not require the cloud. They require a local device such as a phone that has the passkey.


I believe you two may be discussing theory vs practice. Users want the convenience of keys being synced across devices.


Both can be true at the same time.




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