p.s. I just tried again and I am getting an error message. Has anybody else tried this?
I’m still hoping someone comes up with an alternative platform that is free and easy to use.
Wouldn’t know. I haven’t been on facebook in over 10 years now.
As far as I’m concerned, a social media site doesn’t meed (and shouldn’t be given) sensitive personal information like your phone number or drivers license number. It’s just a glorified website. Aside from the egregious sale of personal information that they do, they can also be (and have been) hacked.
They are probably nerfing the pass-key on purpose to get you to use some other form of 2FA to get more of your personal data. /social conspiracy theorist
I wonder if FB deleted you.
Don’t ask why they would do that. It’s been done tens of thousands of times.
Mrs rktman’s seems okay. But she probably hasnt logged off in years. 😂👍
I look at stuff on Facebook everyday and I’m fully aware that it would be better if I never looked at it again.
Passkeys are legit and should not cost you a dime. It’s built into my Mac OS. I can switch between an SMS code verification, email verification and a passkey. The passkey requires I open an “authenticator” app to get the code. I have two authenticator apps on my phone, but I use the Google authenticator app the most. It is easy to set it up. Then, you open the app, find the site you want to visit, and get a 6-digit code. It’s essentially a one-time, short lived (60 seconds) secondary password.
android is not recognizing my names and passwords since last evening. I dont know what is going on.
I have to log on into everything including fR
I have not noticed any difficulty on desktop and laptop. I rarely access FB on my phone.
First problem you want to back yourself out of is whatever app you downloaded - no paid app required to use passkeys. Second problem is to back yourself out of using passkeys on Facebook, which is not required. You should triple check your were actually trying to log into Facebook and not phished via a bogus link.
Go open Facebook.com in an incognito window, login, if it is asking for a six digit code, it is is gonna email it or text it to you. A passkey is like a thousand digits, and not something you ever see or enter.
Here’s a novel idea: Don’t use Facebook.
It’s actually a way for big tech to capture biometric data - fingerprints, facial recognition, iris scans, etc.
If you have a cell phone, and they have your number they will text you the passcode, Or if you have an e-mail that you used to sign up, they will email the passcode to your e-ail. then open the text/email and the 6 digit number should be there. Then input that number on the sign-in to facebook and you should be good to go.
So long as the OS on your phone or Pc is up to date, passkey support is built-in to the OS or even your web browser (if it’s also up to date)
Passkeys get assigned for each device and should be accessible either by re-logging into your OS/phone with the pin/password or using faceID/touchid.
That said, I’m not fan either and am purposely dragging my heels on it with Amazon which is currently the only site nagging me.
On desktop, they always ask me for a passkey to get into the message. I’ve never been asked for one using the app.
A few months ago a friend asked me to buy something on fb marketplace. I signed up, bought it, friend was happy, no problems. Then I noticed fb wanted me to review the seller. Ok, no problem.
Oops...you have to use the fb app on your phone for that. Well whatever. I downloaded the app. Then fb wanted to get a photo of me to make sure I’m human, and who knows what else they’d want after that. So no app for me and when I declined to provide them with a selfie, they “locked” my account.
Now, I don’t care, the account was just to buy something for someone with no account or even a computer. And trying to be nice to a local seller, leaving a good review. But it was one silly rule after another, one unreasonable requirement after another.
How do people put up with that?
Is anything still “none of your business?”
Never heard of passkey, but I recall my aol email, rarely used anymore, wants a phone number, an alternate email, and they have ideas for my fingerprint as well.
I bet even the state police don’t need anyone’s alternate email.
Scams do exist.
Fake App Downloads:
Some users report encountering blank screens or prompts to download unrelated apps when trying to log in. This is often a phishing attempt or a glitch, not a legitimate Facebook requirement.
Facebook does not require users to download third-party apps or pay for authentication services. Passkeys are a free, built-in security feature that uses your device’s existing biometric data (like fingerprint or face scan) or PIN, which is stored locally on your device and not by Facebook.
If you encounter a request for payment or a suspicious third-party app during login, it is not a legitimate Facebook passkey feature.
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I’ve never used Facebook, but from time to time, when they want me to sign into my Bing homepage, I’ll get a request to set up a passkey. I just close it out, and sign in with my screen name and password. If they ever forced me to get one, I wouldn’t use their site anymore.
A passkey is anew form of authentication where you don’t need a password.
I use bitwarden as my password and passkey manager.
But I think some authenticator apps have them built it as well.