Passwords have two permanent problems: people reuse them, and people can be tricked into typing them on fake pages. Passkeys solve both, and over the past year they have gone from conference demo to something your accounting software probably supports.
What a passkey actually is
A passkey is a cryptographic key stored on your device, unlocked by the same fingerprint, face, or PIN you already use. When you sign in, your device proves who you are to the real website. There is nothing to type, nothing to reuse, and critically, nothing that works on a counterfeit login page. Phishing a passkey does not work, because the key simply refuses to talk to the wrong site.
Getting started without chaos
- Begin with Microsoft 365. Your team signs into it every day, and passkey support is built in. One rollout covers your most used logins.
- Keep MFA as the fallback. Passkeys and traditional MFA coexist fine during the transition. This is a migration, not a cliff.
- Use a password manager that stores passkeys. Your team will still have passwords for older systems for years. Managing both in one place keeps it sane.
- Roll out by department. Start with the people who handle money and sensitive data, where phishing resistance pays off most.
We help businesses plan and run exactly this kind of rollout. Book a free consultation if you want passwords to become someone else’s problem.