Security News > 2023 > October > Google makes passkeys the default sign-in for personal accounts
Google announced today that passkeys are now the default sign-in option across all personal Google Accounts across its services and platforms.
"We've received really positive feedback from our users, so today we're making passkeys even more accessible by offering them as the default option across personal Google Accounts," said Google product managers Christiaan Brand and Sriram Karra.
Using passkeys significantly reduces the risk of data breaches impacting other accounts and protects against phishing attacks, as they cannot be exploited to hijack accounts.
This functionality is compatible with all major web browsers and platforms, including Windows, macOS, iOS, and ChromeOS. Today's announcement follows the company introducing support for passwordless sign-in on all Google accounts in May. Google also introduced passkey support to the Android operating system and its Chrome web browser in October 2022.
"Of course, like any new beginning, the change to passkeys will take time. That's why passwords and 2SV will still work for Google Accounts," said Brand and Karra in May. "We'll keep you updated on where else you can start using passkeys across other online accounts. In the meantime, we'll continue encouraging the industry to make the pivot to passkeys - making passwords a rarity, and eventually obsolete," they added today.
Google adds passkeys support for passwordless sign-in on all accounts.