New Research Reveals Gaps in Passkey Security Tools for Abuse Survivors

The surprising risks of online passkeys

By Tom Fleischman, Cornell ChronicleImage: Sasun Bughdaryan - unsplashPasskeys are touted as safer than traditional passwords. But for people targeted by intimate partner abuse, they can often be more dangerous.Someone with access to their partner’s computer and password could set up their own passkey – a cryptographic form of login used by services such as Google and LinkedIn – and invade their personal online space, potentially with dangerous …

New research reveals gaps in passkey security tools for abuse survivors

Passkeys are touted as safer than traditional passwords. But for people targeted by intimate partner abuse, they can often be more dangerous. Someone with access to their partner's computer and password could set up their ...

Study questions passkey safety for people experiencing intimate partner

Passkeys were introduced as a safer alternative to traditional passwords, designed to resist phishing, credential theft and password reuse. Yet new research from Cornell University suggests that the technology may create a serious and underexamined vulnerability for people experiencing intimate partner abuse. If an abusive partner gains access to a victim’s computer and account password, that person may be able to register a passkey of their own…