And now TikTok has passkeys, yet…
Rooly Eliezerov
JULY 20, 2023 • 1 MIN READ
Earlier this week another tech giant - TikTok - proudly announced the addition of passkeys. At OwnID we track the expansion of this groundbreaking technology and the impact it brings to businesses.
In a nutshell, passkeys (it's not a typo, passkeys is spelled with a lowercase p) is a mechanism that enables websites and native apps accessing the device unlock whether it's iPhone's Face ID, Macbook's Touch ID, Android's fingerprint or Windows Hello. Passkeys is the most up-to-date passwordless authentication method, supported by Apple, Google and Microsoft. It is frictionless since users unlock their devices dozens of times a day anyway, and it's very secure since it is a two factor authentication method that includes something you have (the device) + something you are/know.
TikTok is following a trend. Just a few weeks ago, Google announced adding passkeys to the Google Accounts system. And so do many other leading websites that see growth in registrations and logins after adding passkeys.
