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Passkeys + WebAuthn: Kill Passwords in Production

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Kodetra Technologies··12 min read Intermediate

Summary

Implement phishing-resistant passkey login in Node.js: registration, signin, recovery.

Why passkeys, why now

Passwords are the single largest attack surface most apps still ship. Phishing kits steal them, users reuse them, and breach dumps make every bcrypt hash a race against time. In 2026 the major browsers, password managers, and OS vendors finally agree on the replacement: passkeys, built on WebAuthn and FIDO2. They are phishing-resistant by construction, sync across the user's Apple/Google/Microsoft ecosystem, and require nothing more than the device biometric the user already trusts.

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