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Firefox can now import and use Chrome extensions as part of its migration import option
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While passkeys don’t work in Firefox.
they do
What's the advantage over bitwarden/protonpass?
@beta_tester @4vr bitwarden/protonpass are implementations of a password manager storing (generally) username + password combinations.
Passkeys are a cryptographic way to prove your identity to a website, after authenticating yourself (generally with PIN or biometrics) to the secure store holding the cryptographic material.
As a side note, at least BitWarden and 1password are getting support to be used *as* passkey.
It's passwordless login, not a password manager. It's in development and they said the earliest release would be v120.
Hardware keys are compatible with passkeys. Once you step into two-factor territory, your identity will be linked to something. I can see the issue with devices themselves, but I don't see that same issue with hardware keys. And I don't see any movement towards not supporting traditional passwords in the future. There's more services (granted many are small scale) in the world using passwords than not. So I doubt passkeys will become the only supported option.