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passkey

[pas-kee, pahs-] / ˈpæsˌki, ˈpɑs- /
NOUN
key
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NOUN
master key
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And if you log in with a passkey instead of a password, sites typically won’t ask you for a second level of identity verification, such as a two-factor authentication code sent to your phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

And though the book has its shortcomings, he rightly sees the movie as a kind of passkey into the history of the first half-century of Hollywood itself, warts and all.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Google and Android mobile devices also allow for cross-app passkey usage.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2023

A user’s phone can store a unique FIDO-compliant passkey and will share it with a website for authentication only when the phone is unlocked.

From The Verge • May 5, 2022

Jeff Masemola, our master craftsman, had managed to make a passkey that unlocked most of the doors in and around our section.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela