Google now allows you to sync passwords from the password manager with Windows, macOS and Linux devices

Google has updated its password manager with a new feature that allows synchronize access keys stored with any device that uses operating system Windows, macOS and Linux, plus Android.

‘Passkeys’ or access keys are a alternative to passwords with which Links a private key to the user’s personal account This system allows the use of biometric identification factors such as fingerprint or facial recognition.

Thus, this security approach offers a Stronger protection than password or multi-factor authentication in case of cyber attacks like ‘phishing’which can bypass the other two security barriers. In fact, since Google implemented it in 2022, access keys have been used to authenticate users more than 1 billion times across more than 400 million Google accountsas the company shared last May.

To manage access keys, Google has a password manager service. However, currently this service Only allows saving ‘passkeys’ on Android devicesThis reduces the usefulness of this format across devices, as it requires scanning a QR code to access them.

Now, in order to improve and facilitate the use of ‘passkeys’ on various platforms, Google has updated its password manager service to introduce a new function that allows users to synchronize access keys between your different devices.

Specifically, you can now save access keys in the password manager from smartphones, tablets and computers with Windows, macOS and Linux operating systemin addition to Android, as was already possible today.

In this way, as the technology company has explained in a statement on its blog, users will only have to save the ‘passkeys’ in question using the Google password managerregardless of the device from which it is being operated. After that, the Access key will be updated automatically on other devices.

However, Google has reminded that these access keys are end-to-end encryptedso no one has access to the passwords and, in the event of credential theft, access to this information becomes difficult.

On the other hand, within this update, Google has also implemented a additional layer of security with which, from now on, you will begin to request a six-digit PIN code to be able to create or save access keys on a new device.

With all this, the access keys can now be used in a synchronized manner on Windows, macOS and Linux devices globally. In addition to these operating systems, Google has indicated that this new function is available currently in beta for ChromeOS, Therefore, synchronization is also expected to be launched for devices with this operating system in the future.