Are passkeys based on biometrics? // TRAIN BRAIN

Are passkeys based on biometrics?

Using Passkeys, your users can sign in with just a tap of their finger or a scan of their face. Does that mean your site is now doing biometric authentication and handling biometric data? No - in this video, Oliver talks about how passkeys really work and how biometrics is and isn't related.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Series introduction
0:50 - What is a Passkey?
1:37 - Do Passkeys use biometrics?
2:07 - How do Passkeys actually work?
2:59 - Conclusion
Resources:
More on Passkeys / Passkeys week → http://goo.gle/passkeys-web
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Speaker: Oliver Dunk
Products Mentioned: Chrome

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