Passkey updates?
Asked on 06/11/2025
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In the session titled "What’s new in passkeys" from WWDC 2025, several updates were introduced to enhance the use of passkeys across apps and websites. Here are the key updates:
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Account Creation API: This new API allows for the creation of accounts with passkeys from the start, making the signup process faster and more secure.
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Keeping Passkeys Up-to-Date: The Signal API helps keep credential managers informed about account changes, such as updated usernames or passkey removals.
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Automatic Passkey Upgrades: This feature provides a seamless transition from passwords to passkeys, allowing apps and websites to create passkeys automatically after a password sign-in without user interruption.
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Passkey Management Endpoints: These endpoints make passkey upgrades discoverable from credential managers, enhancing user experience by providing direct links to passkey management pages.
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Importing and Exporting Passkeys: This advancement gives users more flexibility and control over their passkeys, allowing for easier management across different platforms.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the session What’s new in passkeys.
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.
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