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Passkeys, biometrics deployed for passwordless logins to WhatsApp and more
Aug. 10, 2023, 11:35 p.m. | Joel R. McConvey
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Meta’s popular messaging app is expanding support for cryptographic passkeys.
WhatsApp’s version 2.23.17.5, recently released to beta testers, the post says a screen found by WABetaInfo suggests passkey support is coming soon. The screen says passkeys are “a simple way to sign in safely” and specifies that WhatsApp passkeys are stored in Google Password Manager.
With passkeys, WhatsApp users can authenticate their identity via biometrics, through fingerprint or face scans that pair with a complementary encrypted key stored on the …
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