❌ Passkeys and hardware authentication keys are completely different but partially related. I'll review the relationship. ❌ Hardware keys and passkeys Passkeys are secret codes used to sign into websites your device keeps safe and only uses after you unlock it. Some hardware keys, like certain YubiKeys, can also store passkeys if they’re FIDO2-ready. Hardware keys can act as two-factor authentication, portable passkeys, or both. (Older hardware keys work only for two-factor sign-ins.) Updates, related links, and more discussion: 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: ✅ Watch next ▶ What Is a Passkey? ▶ Chapters 0:00 Passkeys and Hardware Keys 0:40 Passkeys on your device 1:40 Hardware keys 2:45 Hardware keys as passkeys 4:15 Setting up hardware keys as passkeys 5:15 Yubico Authenticator 6:00 Protecting your key ❤️ My best articles: ❤️ My Most Important Article: More Ask Leo! ☑️ to get your questions answered ☑️ to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ for even more! #askleo #passkey #hardwarekey