From 3e67ebdc460b3d45d422bf02f49722c6e9fb64b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arnaud Brousseau Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:53:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Clearer recovery/syncing section --- docs/passkeys/introduction.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/passkeys/introduction.md b/docs/passkeys/introduction.md index f91209d..d080cd8 100644 --- a/docs/passkeys/introduction.md +++ b/docs/passkeys/introduction.md @@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ The difference? Passkeys are resident credentials and they can be synced between ## How do cross-device syncing and recovery work? -Synchronization and recovery are both supported natively by Apple and Google. +Synchronization and recovery are both supported natively by Apple and Google: -For example, say you are logged into both your iPhone and your Macbook with the same Apple ID. Passkeys created on one device will be synced through [iCloud Keychain](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085). If you're using Chrome on different Android devices using the same Google account, [Google Password Manager](https://passwords.google/) will sync passkeys and make them available across devices seamlessly. Google has plans to support syncing more broadly across different operating systems, see [this support summary](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/supported-environments#chrome-passkey-support-summary). If a passkey is lost, for example if a device was lost or damaged, both Apple and Google provide recovery processes to which you can refer your users. +- With Apple, Passkeys created on one device are synced through [iCloud Keychain](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085) as long as the user is logged in with their Apple ID. Apple covers both syncing and recovery in ["About the security of passkeys"](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102195). For some additional detail, see [this Q&A with the passkey team](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=21mnmxow). Apple's account recovery process is documented in [this support page](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921). +- With Google, [Google Password Manager](https://passwords.google/) syncs passkeys across devices seamlessly. Google has plans to support syncing more broadly across different operating systems, see [this support summary](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/supported-environments#chrome-passkey-support-summary). Recovery is covered in [this FAQ ("What happens if a user loses their device?")](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/faq#what_happens_if_a_user_loses_their_device): it relies on Google's overall [account recovery process](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7682439?hl=en) because passkeys are simply data attached to a user's Google account. ## Betting on Webauthn and Passkeys From 25090166a81257638de35db16b6f884978163b05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arnaud Brousseau Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:55:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Tweak wording --- docs/passkeys/introduction.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/passkeys/introduction.md b/docs/passkeys/introduction.md index d080cd8..dc2b402 100644 --- a/docs/passkeys/introduction.md +++ b/docs/passkeys/introduction.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The difference? Passkeys are resident credentials and they can be synced between Synchronization and recovery are both supported natively by Apple and Google: - With Apple, Passkeys created on one device are synced through [iCloud Keychain](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085) as long as the user is logged in with their Apple ID. Apple covers both syncing and recovery in ["About the security of passkeys"](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102195). For some additional detail, see [this Q&A with the passkey team](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=21mnmxow). Apple's account recovery process is documented in [this support page](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921). -- With Google, [Google Password Manager](https://passwords.google/) syncs passkeys across devices seamlessly. Google has plans to support syncing more broadly across different operating systems, see [this support summary](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/supported-environments#chrome-passkey-support-summary). Recovery is covered in [this FAQ ("What happens if a user loses their device?")](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/faq#what_happens_if_a_user_loses_their_device): it relies on Google's overall [account recovery process](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7682439?hl=en) because passkeys are simply data attached to a user's Google account. +- With Google, [Google Password Manager](https://passwords.google/) syncs passkeys across devices seamlessly. Google has plans to support syncing more broadly across different operating systems, see [this support summary](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/supported-environments#chrome-passkey-support-summary). Recovery is covered in [this FAQ ("What happens if a user loses their device?")](https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/faq#what_happens_if_a_user_loses_their_device): it relies on Google's overall [account recovery process](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7682439?hl=en) because passkeys are attached to Google accounts. ## Betting on Webauthn and Passkeys