NCSC: Leave passwords in the past - passkeys are the future Passkeys are the more secure and user-friendly login method and should be the default authentication option for consumers. Passkeys should now be consumers’ first choice of login across all digital services, the UK government’s technical authority on cyber security has announced today (Thursday). Overhauling decades of security practice, the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – has taken the decision to no longer recommend individuals use passwords where passkeys are available because passwords lack the relative resilience to modern cyber threats. Passkeys are a newer method for logging into online accounts which do much of the heavy lifting for users, only requiring user approval rather than needing to input a…