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peterspathtoday at 5:27 AM1 replyview on HN

That standard also allows for importing and exporting passkeys. Apple added that in iOS/macOS/etc 26 to their platforms. https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/13/ios-26-passkeys-password-tran...


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debazeltoday at 6:52 AM

The export is end to end encrypted, so you do not have ownership of the data, and the provider (Apple in this case) has full control over who you are allowed to export your keys to. (Notice how there are no options to move your keys to a self-hosted service.)