Passwords were never a good solution, and they were simply the solution that was easy to deploy. For decades, users have been expected to memorize dozens of unique strings, change them every so often in case a service had been breached, and avoid reusing them across services, but the data suggests that very few people actually take these steps. The rise of credential-stuffing attacks, phishing campaigns, and massive password leaks shows just how fragile the system is and has been for years. That’s why passkeys are now posited as the modern alternative: secure by default, resistant to phishing, and practically impossible to brute-force. On paper, the shift should be an obvious win for both users and developers.