The opening of WWDC 2022 was used by Apple to showcase the use of 'passkeys' on macOS Ventura, precisely in the Safari browser.
Passkeys is a new standard on various platforms that will later replace the use of passwords. This standard is not only used by Apple, because last May Google and Microsoft also expressed their support for this standard.
By eliminating the need for passwords, there are cyber attacks that can be prevented from appearing. For example, attacks in the form of phishing, social engineering, brute bots from the database leaked password, because the password is no longer used to login.
These passwords are replaced by passkeys, which use a variety of ways to login. For example, use a mobile phone or computer as an authentication device, then use security features on that device, such as Face ID or Touch ID, or you can also enter a PIN into the authentication device.
On macOS, these passkeys are also stored in the iCloud Keychain so that they are synced to all Apple devices, complete with end-to-end QR code encryption that is used to connect the phone to the system.
So when users use passkeys to log in to a service, the original "key" remains stored on the device, which is also one way to keep it secure.
This passwordless authentication system was created by the FIDO Alliance and promises support on many different platforms. Apple, Google, and Microsoft promise that this standard will support new systems on their platforms starting next year.
From Apple's demonstration on macOS Ventura and iOS 16, it looks like Apple will be the first company to support this standard, we were quoted as saying by The Verge, Tuesday (7/6/2022).