passkey and AASA
Asked on 2026-10-15
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If you’re asking about passkeys and AASA, the most relevant WWDC coverage here is automatic passkey upgrades.
What Apple said
- Passkeys are a standards-based replacement for passwords that are more secure and resistant to phishing.
- With automatic passkey upgrades, an app or website can create a passkey automatically right after a successful password sign-in.
- This works without changing the login flow for passwords, and in the best case it creates the passkey with no interruption to the user.
How it relates to AASA
The retrieved WWDC context doesn’t specifically mention AASA by name, so I can’t confirm details about the AASA file from these segments alone. But the passkey upgrade flow is covered in:
- Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managers
- What’s new in privacy
- What’s new in passkeys
Relevant WWDC sessions
- Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managers — explains automatic passkey upgrades in apps and on the web.
- What’s new in passkeys — covers the newer passkey APIs and the upgrade flow in more detail.
- What’s new in privacy — mentions automatic passkey upgrades in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.
If you want, I can also help with what AASA does for passkeys in general, but I’d need context that explicitly covers it.
Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managers
Learn how to automatically upgrade existing, password-based accounts to use passkeys. We’ll share why and how to improve account security and ease of sign-in, information about new features available for credential manager apps, and how to make your app information shine in the new Passwords app.
What’s new in privacy
At Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Learn about new and improved permission flows and other features that manage data in a privacy-preserving way, so that you can focus on creating great app experiences.
What’s new in passkeys
Discover how iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS 26 enhance passkeys. We’ll explore key updates including: the new account creation API for streamlined sign-up, keeping passkeys up-to-date, new ways to drive passkey upgrades through automatic passkey upgrades and passkey management endpoints, and the secure import/export of passkeys. Learn how these improvements enhance user experience and security, and how to implement these updates in your apps to provide a smoother, more secure authentication experience. To get the most out of this video, first watch “Meet passkeys” from WWDC22.