Should you stop logging in through Google and Facebook? Consider these SSO risks vs. benefits

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ZDNET key takeaways

• Many sites let you sign in with an existing login from consumer SSO providers.
• This approach results in a potentially risky centralization of your credentials.
• Passkeys allow you to compartmentalize credentials, but SSO has its advantages.

Here on ZDNET, I’ve been writing a lot about passkeys — the FIDO Alliance-backed passwordless replacement for traditional usernames and passwords. As…