As per the company, Passkeys, championed by the FIDO Alliance and endorsed by major industry players such as Google and Apple, signal the advent of a fresh era in online security.
Users of Android were able to access the feature six months ago.
How is a passkey configured?
- Open WhatsApp
- Navigate to the “Accounts” section in Settings.
- Select “Passkeys.”
- A prompt to “Create a Passkey” will appear.
- Press “Continue.”
- It may ask you to verify that you are using the screen lock on your iPhone.
- You won’t need to write down the 6-digit number if you use the security features of your phone to authenticate yourself when accessing WhatsApp on a different device.