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Opaque, Interoperable Passkey Records (and a Go API)

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  • published date: 2026-07-20 23:00:29 UTC

Passkey records are an interoperable format for WebAuthn credentials, similar to password hash strings. I propose a potential crypto/passkey Go API based on them.

Passkeys are the most important thing happening in information security right now because they are the only principled solution to the overwhelming effectiveness of phishing attacks. Just like memory… [+8377 chars]