# Supporting Passkeys in Shop's Authentication Flows

DevFeed: [Supporting Passkeys in Shop's Authentication Flows](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/supporting-passkeys-in-shop-s-authentication-flows-1631.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/supporting-passkeys-in-shop-authentication-flows>)

Author: Abraão Lourenço

Published: 2023-03-24T13:00:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify describes adding passkeys to Shop authentication flows, replacing email and SMS verification with phishing-resistant public-key credentials.

## Source excerpt

Passkeys are a new login credential based on public-key cryptography that replace the need for username and password sign-ins.