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Passkeys aren’t the finish line: Eliminating fallbacks and fixing recovery

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AnkurPatel
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May 07, 2026

Passkeys stop phishing—but weak fallbacks and recovery still get exploited. Close the gaps with credential removal and verified recovery.

Every year, World Passkey Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come in moving beyond passwords—and how much further we still need to go. Billions of accounts are protected by passk...
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trs80
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May 08, 2026

Passkeys aren't available in Entra External ID yet, do you have an ETA?

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    rwiemer
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    Jun 29, 2026

    Is there a plan to provide a native passkey management experience in Entra External ID?  The requirement to implement a custom enrollment and management application makes it somewhat dishonest to claim that the feature is fully delivered.

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      trs80
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      Jun 30, 2026

      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/external-id/customers/how-to-sign-in-with-passkey says:

      An out-of-box registration experience is coming soon.

      Also Microsoft Authenticator not being supported is weird.