# Passkeys in B2B: the real risk is recovery

DevFeed: [Passkeys in B2B: the real risk is recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/passkeys-in-b2b-the-real-risk-is-recovery-16042.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/passkeys-consumer-advice-breaks-in-enterprise>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-08-06T15:29:33Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [Passkeys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passkeys.md>), [WebAuthn](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webauthn.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [b2b](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/b2b.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cryptographic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptographic.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recovery.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains why consumer passkey guidance does not fully apply to B2B systems. Although passkeys are phishing-resistant WebAuthn credentials, synced passkeys may reside in employees' personal cloud accounts, creating enrollment, ownership, recovery, and revocation challenges when devices are lost or employees leave.

## Source excerpt

Consumer passkey guidance optimizes for the login. In B2B, the enrollment and recovery story is what decides whether passkeys actually work. Here's the gap.