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Apple has confirmed that starting with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, users with an Apple ID will automatically be assigned a passkey, with which they will be able to seamlessly sign in to their Apple ID on the web — no passwords required.
The updates, which were first revealed at WWDC earlier this month, are currently in beta testing. But according to reports, developers and users who test these builds can now also use their Apple ID to sign in anywhere their Apple account is linked — not just on Apple.com and icloud.com.
So if you find a Continue with Apple button anywhere, clicking it won’t ask you for your password to sign in on iOS 17. Apple says passkeys will be widely available “later this year.”
For starters, passkeys are a new way to sign into websites and apps without using passwords. It is based on a standard developed by the FIDO Alliance, which is supported by Microsoft, Apple, Google and other companies.
Passkeys are stored in devices and are protected by biometrics or PINs. It is also encrypted and synced across devices using cloud services. Passkeys are more secure and convenient than passwords, as they prevent phishing, credential stuffing, and other account takeover attacks. Apple and Google plan to phase out compromised passwords and replace them with more secure passkeys.
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