The Passkey Reality Check: Addressing 2025's Biggest Misconceptions @ Identiverse 2026

A session at Identiverse 2025 which explores the nuanced dynamics between passkeys and verifiable digital credentials, and their technological foundations across usability, privacy, trust models, and ecosystems with the goal of answering whether passkeys and verifiable digital credentials are friends or foes—and how these technologies might collaboratively shape the future of secure, user-centric digital identity systems.

A session at Authenticate 2025 which explores the nuanced dynamics between passkeys and verifiable digital credentials, and their technological foundations across usability, privacy, trust models, and ecosystems with the goal of answering whether passkeys and verifiable digital credentials are friends or foes—and how these technologies might collaboratively shape the future of secure, user-centric digital identity systems.

Passkeys promise to replace passwords with a simpler, more secure login experience, but myths and confusion still hold many organizations back. This session at Authenticate 2025 tackles some commonly heard questions and misconceptions about passkeys and breaks down the facts in clear, practical terms. You’ll walk away with a solid understanding of what passkeys really solve, what they don’t, and how to approach adoption with confidence.