You have probably seen the notifications everywhere: "Switch to Passkeys," "No more passwords," "More secure than ever."

It sounds like a dream. No more forgetting "Summer2024!" or sticking Post-it notes on your monitor. But passkeys work fundamentally differently from passwords, and if you set them up without understanding the pitfalls, you could be trading one problem for a worse one.

If your current password strategy is “add an exclamation mark and hope for the best”, this is for you.

Running a business on your own means you already have plenty to think about. Adding “remember 47 passwords” to the list is not a smart use of your brain.