Criterion sc1
Increasing practical day-to-day sign-in usability for typical users when products make passkeys the default.
Null: When products make passkeys the default, this would have no relevant impact on practical day-to-day sign-in usability for typical users.
No linked atoms.
When products make passkeys the default, this would increase practical day-to-day sign-in usability mildly because many users can approve access with familiar device biometrics, even though some flows remain somewhat cumbersome.
| Atom | Weight |
|---|---|
| Passkeys are unlocked using device biometric methods such as Face ID or fingerprint scanning, often letting users sign in without remembering a password, especially on synced devices in the same ecosystem, similar to Apple Pay and phone unlocking. | 0.338ω=0.88 |
| Chrome integrates passkey support with its password manager, enabling passkeys to be synchronized across a user's devices. | 0.267ω=0.96 |
| Apple's ecosystem can sync passkeys across a user's devices in many cases. | 0.251ω=0.96 |
| The WebAuthn protocol has undergone multiple iterations and is considered production-ready. | 0.187ω=0.91 |
| Password-manager applications are widely used and often require users to copy-paste passwords, but can suffer from field-recognition failures and mismatched or differing URLs. | 0.116ω=0.55 |
When products make passkeys the default, this would increase practical day-to-day sign-in usability moderately because routine authentication is often simpler than typing, storing, or pasting passwords and avoids many password-manager field and URL problems.
| Atom | Weight |
|---|---|
| Passkeys are unlocked using device biometric methods such as Face ID or fingerprint scanning, often letting users sign in without remembering a password, especially on synced devices in the same ecosystem, similar to Apple Pay and phone unlocking. | 0.541ω=0.88 |
| Chrome integrates passkey support with its password manager, enabling passkeys to be synchronized across a user's devices. | 0.464ω=0.96 |
| Apple's ecosystem can sync passkeys across a user's devices in many cases. | 0.448ω=0.96 |
| The WebAuthn protocol has undergone multiple iterations and is considered production-ready. | 0.334ω=0.91 |
| Password-manager applications are widely used and often require users to copy-paste passwords, but can suffer from field-recognition failures and mismatched or differing URLs. | 0.199ω=0.55 |
| Support for passkeys in web browsers and progressive web apps varies by device and browser implementation. | -0.189ω=0.85 |
| Passkeys can replace separate two-factor authentication by incorporating the second factor into the credential, making 2FA obsolete. | 0.152ω=0.70 |
When products make passkeys the default, this would increase practical day-to-day sign-in usability strongly because most routine sign-ins become almost the same interaction as phone unlocking or Apple Pay and remove most password-entry friction.
| Atom | Weight |
|---|---|
| Passkeys are unlocked using device biometric methods such as Face ID or fingerprint scanning, often letting users sign in without remembering a password, especially on synced devices in the same ecosystem, similar to Apple Pay and phone unlocking. | 0.788ω=0.88 |
| Chrome integrates passkey support with its password manager, enabling passkeys to be synchronized across a user's devices. | 0.677ω=0.96 |
| Apple's ecosystem can sync passkeys across a user's devices in many cases. | 0.661ω=0.96 |
| The WebAuthn protocol has undergone multiple iterations and is considered production-ready. | 0.511ω=0.91 |
| Support for passkeys in web browsers and progressive web apps varies by device and browser implementation. | -0.297ω=0.85 |
| Password-manager applications are widely used and often require users to copy-paste passwords, but can suffer from field-recognition failures and mismatched or differing URLs. | 0.278ω=0.55 |
| Passkeys can replace separate two-factor authentication by incorporating the second factor into the credential, making 2FA obsolete. | 0.241ω=0.70 |
| Passwords are the de facto standard authentication method today, but they are vulnerable to attacks and considered less secure than passkeys. | 0.217ω=0.85 |
| Authenticator apps for two-factor authentication can create access problems if the device storing the secret is lost before the secret is synchronized elsewhere. | -0.214ω=0.70 |
| Native apps distributed via app stores can implement passkey authentication with full control, bypassing browser integration constraints. | 0.175ω=0.85 |