Last month, we discovered that WhatsApp was rolling out support for access keys or passkeys within its app. Now WaBetaInfo provides: Password support is now enabled in WhatsApp in the latest beta version of the app for some users.

Here’s how access codes arrive on WhatsApp: A secure way to verify your identity using the mobile phone’s biometrics (or configured screen lock system).

Access codes to verify your identity

WhatsApp is implementing a number of additional security measures, although they have not been officially announced yet. protect our accounts In case we have access problems.

One of these measures is the support of access codes or passkeys, which apparently already reach some users secretly. WhatsApp describes them as a “simple and secure way to log in” and adds that thanks to these access codes: we can use fingerprint, facial recognition or screen lock (PIN, password, etc.) to verify your identity on WhatsApp.

The first password screen we saw on WhatsApp (left) and its current version (right)

It is not yet clear what WhatsApp means by “verify your identity”, but the truth is that we have discovered many related features such as email verification in recent months. Using the access code securely stored in a mobile password manager (e.g. from Google) can be useful for: Verify who we are in case we lose count. WhatsApp recently had a whole controversy over how easy it is for anyone to deactivate someone else’s account without needing any verification.

The footage could also go to a future where there are WhatsApp accounts. Never trust phone numbers, with the arrival of usernames. They can also be a way to very easily log into WhatsApp using mobile biometrics by saving the access key locally on the mobile phone.

For now, the password creation setting in WhatsApp does not seem to be active in bulk. You can check if this is your situation by going to the Account section of settingswhere a new section appears for those who are active.

via | WaBetaInfo

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