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This is a great writeup of the continuing failure of passkeys to meet their potential. It demonstrates the gordian knot:

1. the ecosystem is confusing due to the plethora of different interacting layers
2. therefore, to simplify, every vendor attempts to own as many layers as they can, obscuring other vendors' tools
3. therefore, users are confused into thinking that passkeys are platform-specific, because their platform vendor is obscuring alternatives

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/12/passkey-technology-is-elegant-but-its-most-definitely-not-usable-security/