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I mean if you don't gave cloud sync, then if you lose your phone, you have lost those passkeys.

If I lose my only front door key, I can't get into my house.

This is why I keep a spare.

Your argument is exactly why people conflate passkeys with cloud syncing and vendor lock-in.

> If I lose my only front door key, I can't get into my house.

You can pay a locksmith to pick (and rekey) the door lock. You can even break down the door and replace it later. None of that is an option with passkeys.

In this metaphor, these are the "forgotten password" or "recovery key" flows.

I have passkeys. I lost my phone. I did not lose my identities.

Do you have cloud sync? My point was that it is one or the other.

I don't. So your point isn't based in truth. I just used another device which also had passkeys, and then provisioned new ones on the new device.

Ah, the magic of having two of them! Truly a revolutionary experience.

I just used my physical tokens or my laptop or desktop to authenticate my new phone.

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