From Forbes: Apple is set to boost security by more widely allowing the use of hardware security keys as an extra layer of protection, the iPhone maker has confirmed in an announcement.
Starting next year, the iPhone maker will allow you to protect your Apple ID and iCloud account using security keys. This means that as well as a password, a physical key can be used as another layer of protection on your account.
The iPhone update is easy to use—Apple told 9to5Mac that once you authenticate once, you won’t have to do it again when setting up a new iPhone so long as you use the device-to-device set up process.
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