Security News > 2024 > January > X adds passkeys support for iOS users in the United States
X, formerly Twitter, announced today that iOS users in the United States can now log into their accounts using passkeys.
The passkeys will be linked to the iOS device they're generated on and will significantly reduce the risk of breaches by providing protection against phishing attacks and blocking unauthorized access attempts.
"A passkey serves as an online credential associated with your account. Instead of logging into your account with a username and password, your private passkey automatically authenticates your account using the server's public passkey, allowing you to log in without the need to type it in," support document on X's help center explains.
"Passkeys sync across your iOS devices using iCloud Keychain. This synchronization ensures redundancy if you lose your device. If you lose all of your devices, passkeys can be recovered through iCloud keychain escrow."
While X encourages all iOS users in the U.S. to use passkeys to boost their accounts' security, passkeys are not yet required for logging in.
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