BroadChain News, April 24, 04:30 - The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released its latest technical report, formally recognizing Passkeys as superior to traditional passwords and recommending them as the "preferred login method" for various digital services. The NCSC noted that Passkeys, based on encryption keys stored locally on devices and typically combined with biometric unlocking, offer security that is "at least equivalent to, and often better than" the strongest passwords combined with two-step verification.
Over the past year, industry compatibility and implementation have significantly improved, with over half of active UK Google users having registered Passkeys, and platforms such as eBay and PayPal having integrated the feature. As a result, the NCSC no longer recommends continuing to use passwords when better alternatives are available.