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The Password Is Dying for Real This Time — Passkeys Cross 50% Adoption
Major platforms report that most new sign-ins now use passkeys, marking a tipping point for a passwordless web.
Marcus Lee
Security Editor
Jun 22, 2026 2 min read 16,925
A real tipping point
We've heard "the password is dead" for twenty years. This time the data backs it up: across several major platforms, most new authentications now use passkeys.
Why passkeys win
Passkeys are phishing-resistant by design. There's no shared secret to steal, no password to reuse, and nothing to type into a fake login page.
- Nothing to remember
- Nothing to phish
- Nothing to leak in a breach
The road ahead
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