{"slug": "security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now", "title": "Security Bite: Passkeys were supposed to have killed the password by now…", "summary": "Passkeys, touted as the future of authentication, have not yet replaced traditional passwords despite impressive adoption, as users still rely on passwords for most logins.", "body_md": "*9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by ***Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform**.*Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. *[Request your EXTENDED TRIAL](https://mosyle.net/87PQ)* today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple*.\n\nFor years, bullish supporters have heralded passkeys as the future of sign-on, while traditional passwords are seen as the way of the past. It’s praised as a frictionless, far more secure alternative. But this week, I used normal passwords to authenticate more times than I can count.\n\nDon’t get me wrong, the adoption of passkeys has been impressive. More on that soon. However, I can’t help but reflect on the current state of sign-on and how lesser is still largely dominant in the wake of far better technology.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now", "canonical_source": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/10/security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now/", "published_at": "2026-07-10 12:31:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10 12:40:16.562323+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products"], "entities": ["Mosyle", "Apple"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/security-bite-passkeys-were-supposed-to-have-killed-the-password-by-now.jsonld"}}