Facebook Now Supports Passkeys for Passwordless Login on iPhone and iPad

[MacRumors]

Meta today announced that passkey support has been added to Facebook, making it easier to sign in securely without a password. Passkeys are compatible with all Apple devices, so iPhones and iPads can use passkeys for Facebook logins instead of passwords.

Passkeys will be available on iOS devices "soon," with Meta rolling out support to Messenger in the coming months. The same passkey that's set up for Facebook will also work for Messenger when Messenger passkey support launches. Meta says that passkeys are only available on mobile devices for the time being, so logging in on a computer will still require a username and password.

Apple devices have supported passkeys as an alternative to traditional passwords since 2022, and websites have increasingly added support over the last several years. Passkeys use on-device authentication like Face ID or Touch ID for account verification instead of a password.

Passkeys are more secure than passwords, and protect users from phishing, malware, and other attacks that are aimed at getting access to online accounts. Passkeys work as a two-key authentication system where an on-device key must match an account key, and as the second key is on-device, there is no login information that can be stolen by a malicious person.

On Apple devices, passkeys are securely stored in the Passwords app, and they sync across all of your Apple products.

Meta says that users can set up a Facebook passkey by going to Accounts Center in the Settings menu and choosing the Passkey option under Password and Security. Users may also see a prompt to upgrade to a passkey when logging into Facebook.

Article Link: Facebook Now Supports Passkeys for Passwordless Login on iPhone and iPad

 

[7thson]

For the record, my local credit union* implemented PassKeys before FaceBook did.

*coast central credit union

 

[spaxxedout]

Just in time for my deletion. Exactly 20 years on the platform, but it’s time for change.

That’s why I’m such a big fan of Apple Invites. Even though I’ll never use it, they’re laying the foundations for a post-social-media world.

 

[Justin Cymbal]

I hope that Facebook also adds this capability in the future:

iOS 18: Generate Verification Codes With the Passwords App

With online account hacking becoming increasingly widespread, all users should make sure they're taking every security measure available to them....

www.macrumors.com

It’s so much better and easier to have the verification codes auto-generate (from directly within the Apple passwords app) so that I don’t have to go back and delete a bunch of two factor SMS authentication codes from the messages app

I’m trying to transition as many of my two factor authentication code methods to this new system (integrated into iOS)

So far I’m using only Twitter and Fidelity via the new iOS method but I’m looking to add more of my services to it in the future to make things easier

 

[WilliApple]

Is this also coming to Instagram / Threads?

 

[kagharaht]

Left that cesspool years ago. 😊

 

[haemolysis]

Passkeys are not "more secure than passwords" on any website that allows password as a backup option. The technology may be more secure, but if the old method is not disabled, then the security remains the same.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Just in time for my deletion. Exactly 20 years on the platform, but it’s time for change.

That’s why I’m such a big fan of Apple Invites. Even though I’ll never use it, they’re laying the foundations for a post-social-media world.

Great, go from vendor lock-in with Facebook to vendor lock with Apple....

 

[SteveLV702]

Doesn’t even work wants me to launch Business Suite so download that and in that app there is now here to do passkeys…

 

[4 bit 9d api]

This is so exciting for the 5 people who use both Facebook and passkeys.

 

[Rradcircless]

For the record, my local credit union* implemented PassKeys before FaceBook did.

*coast central credit union

My country's government websites are historically clunky and poorly made yet they've implemented Passkeys already.

 

[Rgill]

This is a great move by Facebook! I’ve been waiting for more apps to adopt passkeys, and it’s awesome to see them finally supported on iPhone and iPad. It’s so much easier and more secure than dealing with passwords. Hopefully, they’ll also give us the option to turn off password login entirely—that would make it even better.

 

[svish]

Good to see more apps/websites supporting PassKeys now. Nice to see this move by Facebook/Meta

 

[MilaM]

Passkeys are not "more secure than passwords" on any website that allows password as a backup option. The technology may be more secure, but if the old method is not disabled, then the security remains the same.

The biggest advantage for regular users is better protection from phishing attacks. Passkey authentication just won't work on a forged website. I agree though, that it's not foolproof.

 

[jonnysods]

The biggest advantage for regular users is better protection from phishing attacks. Passkey authentication just won't work on a forged website. I agree though, that it's not foolproof.

I think its also helpful for the people that use the same username and password combo on every account they own, and when one of those sites get hacked bad actors can go to town on the person, I see it all th time in my field. But I'm assuming that if a person manages passwords like that, setting up a passkey may be an intimidating proccess.

 

[docschulz]

Facebook still exists???!!!