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PayPal Announces Support for Safari Passkeys Feature

Popular payments service PayPal today announced that it is introducing support for passkeys, providing an easier and more secure login method for PayPal accounts. Apple integrated passkeys into iOS with the launch of iOS 16, and it is also available in iPadOS 16.1 and macOS Ventura, coming today.

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Passkeys are an industry standard developed by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium, so PayPal's passkey integration will work on Apple devices as well as on other devices that support the feature.

PayPal says that passkey logins will be available to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users on the PayPal website, and it will expand to other platforms in the future. Passkeys replace passwords, and will allow users to log in without remembering a password.

To create a passkey, PayPal users can log in to the website and then choose the "Create a passkey" option. Passkeys on iOS and Mac devices sync with iCloud Keychain for security purposes, and logins are authenticated with Face ID or Touch ID.

While PayPal is one of the first companies to implement passkeys support, there are other apps and websites that it works with, including Best Buy, eBay, Dashlane, and Kayak.

Related Forums: iOS 16, macOS Ventura

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Top Rated Comments

45 months ago
Deleted my account. PayPal thinks it’s in charge of what people can say. Can’t steal what they don’t have.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Shin-Ra Avatar
45 months ago
Bit of useful info missing from the story:


PayPal passkeys will start rolling out today to customers in the U.S.. PayPal passkeys will become available in additional countries early in 2023, and on additional technology platforms as they add support for passkeys.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Glideslope Avatar
45 months ago
PayPal=Danger.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mr. Dee Avatar
45 months ago
Kinda useless to me right now, I transferred the remaining funds I had in mine a few months ago.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
B00FL00PS Avatar
45 months ago
Damn what's everyone got against PayPal??
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
45 months ago

Sign In With Apple sends your request to Apple servers. It takes a bit longer because there is a third party involved. If for some reason Apple is down or blocked on your network you can't log in. And it's tied to your Apple account. Passkeys are authenticated directly between your device and the service. Passkeys are a standard that Google and Microsoft are also behind, so it makes it easier for web developers to develop a single system that works for everyone. In short, one is proprietary, the other is a standard.
Honestly, thanks so much for your kind and clear response.
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