Manage passkeys in Chrome - Computer (2024)

The difference between passkeys and passwords is that passkeys are cryptographic key pairs. The key pair is specific to a website. One half is shared with the website, and the other half is private and stored on your device or in your password manager. This technology uses a securely generated code to authenticate your access to websites and apps instead of a password that may be stolen or leaked.

Benefits of passkeys include:

• You won’t have to remember a sequence of letters, numbers, and characters.
• You can sign into accounts with fingerprint or facial recognition technology.
• You can use passkeys across different operating systems and browser ecosystems, and with both websites and apps.
• Passkeys are strong enough to never be guessed or reused, making them safe from hacker attempts.
• Passkeys are connected to the app or website they were created for, so you can never be tricked into using your passkey to sign in to a fraudulent app or website.
• Passkeys from Google Password Manager are available across all Android apps.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. Select More Passwords and autofill Google Password Manager.
3. On the left, selectSettings Manage passkeys.

Tip: “Manage passkeys” only shows when one or more passkeys have been created.

You can save passkeys in your Chrome profile, where they’re protected by a macOS Keychain. If your macOS computer is signed in to an iCloud account, Chrome can store passkeys in iCloud Keychain. MacOS asks you to confirm Chrome’s access to use passkeys from iCloud Keychain.

If you don't have an iCloud account, you can also save passkeys in your Chrome profile. If your computer is lost or the Chrome profile is deleted, you can’t recover your passkeys.

Manage passkeys in macOS

Store passkeys on a security key

You can use a security key to store your passkeys.

Important: Passkeys stored on security keys aren’t backed-up. If you lose or reset the security key, you can’t recover your passkeys.

You can use Chrome on your computer to create and use passkeys on another device. Your passkeys remain on the other device.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. Go to the sign-in page of a site that you want to log into.
3. When prompted to use your passkey, select A different device.
   • You may have to select Try another way.
4. Scan the QR code with your Android or iOS device.

Tip: After you scan the QR code on an Android device, you can choose to remember your computer. If you do, the computer shows your Android device as an option when you need a passkey. When you select it, you receive a notification on your device to verify your identity.