QuantumEyetanglement@lemdro.id to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 months agoAndroid 14 will make it easier for apps to support passkeys soonwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
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minus-squarehalfempty@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoI could not find confirmation that biometrics are only stored on the device. In fact, I did see that iOS does at least part of the biometrics in it’s iCloud keychain.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s way stronger than that. Android does not have access to your fingerprint data by design. Here’s documentation that describes the storage architecture which prevents Android from seeing your fingerprint data.
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoThere’s a chance I’m thinking of third-party password managers like keepass or 1password.
I could not find confirmation that biometrics are only stored on the device. In fact, I did see that iOS does at least part of the biometrics in it’s iCloud keychain.
It’s way stronger than that. Android does not have access to your fingerprint data by design.
Here’s documentation that describes the storage architecture which prevents Android from seeing your fingerprint data.
There’s a chance I’m thinking of third-party password managers like keepass or 1password.