This private key never leaves the user's device, even during authentication phases. The public key is stored by the service in question, the private key on the user's device.
When users set up a new account at a service, or switch an existing one to passkeys, public and private keys are created. Passkeys address related issues, such as password reuse, as passkeys are always unique. Passkeys offers several advantages over password-based authentication, including that it eliminates phishing and other attacks targeting passwords, and that it protects user authentication data even if company and organization servers and infrastructure are breached. Passkeys, sometimes also referred to as passwordless, is an upcoming authentication method that aims to replace passwords in many scenarios. The company announced support for passkeys on the official company blog. NordPass is an emerging password manager from Nord Security, the company behind the popular NordVPN VPN service.
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