At WWDC 2022, Apple previewed and announced iPad OS 16, iOS 16, macOS 13, new MacBook Air and Pro, watchOS 9, new M2 chips, and other latest gadgets. With the improved functional features and new gadgets that have been added to these solutions, the aim is to strengthen user privacy and security. In May 2022, Google, Microsoft, and Apple announced to widen assistance for a common password-less sign-in standard developed by the FIDO Alliance, and the World Wide Web Consortium.
According to the FIDO alliance, these companies’ platforms already support FIDO Alliance standards to enable passwordless sign-in on billions of industry-leading devices, but previous implementations require users to sign in to each website or app with each device before they can use password-less functionality. The widened assistance means that users can automatically get their FIDO login credentials also known as "passkey" for their old and new devices without the need to re sign-up for every account.
Besides this, the users can also use FIDO verification on their smartphones to log in to applications, websites, or any nearby devices. With Apple's new operating systems and tech, the extended support when practiced will lead to secure browsing in Safari and macOS Ventura, iOS and iPad 16, with passwords. Apple says passkeys are unique digital keys that stay on the device and are never stored on a web server, so hackers can’t leak them or trick users into sharing them.
Made to replace the need for passwords, passkeys work using Face ID, Touch ID for biometric authentication, and iCloud Keychain to sync with iPad, iphone, Mac, and Apple TV via end-to-end encryption. Apple says "[Safety Check] includes an emergency reset that helps users easily sign out of iCloud on all their other devices, reset privacy permissions, and limit messaging to just the device in their hand. It also helps users understand and manage which people and apps they’ve given access to."
