Reading up on FIDO Alliance

The article warns that passkeys, marketed as a password replacement, create platform lock‑in and privacy risks, ultimately trapping users in vendor‑controlled ecosystems.

Ricky Mondello explains how iOS’s secure credential transfer via passkeys lets users easily switch password managers, using Apple Passwords as an example.

The iPhone's system-level credential export/import now makes switching password managers easier and more secure than desktop, enabled by the passkey-derived Credential Exchange Format.