# A short overview of Passkeys, and how to use them to secure your infrastructure with Teleport

DevFeed: [A short overview of Passkeys, and how to use them to secure your infrastructure with Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-short-overview-of-passkeys-and-how-to-use-them-to-secure-your-infrastructure-with-teleport-29786.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/passkeys/>)

Author: ben@goteleport.com (Ben Arent)

Published: 2023-01-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Passkeys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passkeys.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [WebAuthn](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webauthn.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [QR Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qrcode.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [private-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/private-key.md>), [qr-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qr-code.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [verification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verification.md>), [windows-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains passkeys as a passwordless authentication method for securing infrastructure with Teleport. It describes cross-platform and cross-browser login, cloud storage backed by a phone's secure enclave, and FIDO2 proximity proof using Bluetooth when a QR code is scanned.

## Source excerpt

A short overview of Passkeys, and how to use them to secure your infrastructure with Teleport.