Passkeys and your account

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Now we are on the latest version of XenForo, there is a new implementation of Passkeys, which provides extra layers of security for your accounts.

XF 2.3 - Passwordless logins with passkeys

To summarise the post:

Adding a passkey in XF 2.3
Passkeys can be managed for your account under Account > Password and security. To kick the process off you simply click "Add passkey" which, in supported browsers, will invoke some sort of interface, usually served by your browser, device, or password manager.

It's that easy! From that point forward, not only will you be able to use your passkey for logging in, it also enables any of your current or future passkeys to be used as two-factor authentication.

Passwordless login
No need to enter your password. No need to even enter your username! Just tap "Log in using: Passkey" and follow your device's prompts and you'll be logged in!
 
As part of the upgrade process, if you were using a physical passkey (such as a Yubikey hardware key), these are removed from your account, as the functionality was previously provided by a 3rd party plugin, which XenForo ingested into the core code base. You will need to re-add any hardware keys (I've had to re-add my Yubikey, but also have iCloud Keychain enabled now)
 
I've read this several times and still have no idea what it means. Do I HAVE to do anything or can I just leave it as it is?
 
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