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Credential Manager is a Jetpack library that:

Provides a unified sign-in experience across all Android devices

Supports passkeys on Android 9 and higher

Has backward compatibility, with general support on Android 4.4 and higher

All of the above

Credential Manager supports the following sign-in methods

Choose as many answers as you see fit.

Passkeys

Passwords

Sign in with Google

SMS OTP

The ___ library contains the core Credential Manager functionalities including password and passkey support

androidx.credentials:passkey

androidx.credman:credentials

androidx.credentials:credentials

androidx.credentialmanager:credentials

When using a passkey stored in Google Password Manager, how can users authenticate?

Choose as many answers as you see fit.

Fingerprint

Face unlock

Social Security Number

Phone Pin / Pattern

Passkeys are more secure than 2-factor authentication via SMS.

True

False

What happens if a passkey user’s device is lost or stolen?

They will be permanently locked out of their account

They can revoke the passkey for the lost device and create a new passkey by signing into the passkey provider on another device

They will have to reset their Google account password

What happens to credentials created before passkeys were introduced?

They can still be used for authentication

They will be permanently deleted from their account

They must reset all account passwords before creating a passkey

None of the above

Using a strong password is the best way for users to protect their accounts.

True

False

User biometric data never leaves the device and is never stored on a central server where it could be stolen in a breach.

True

False

Passkeys provide a better user experience than passwords because:

They are resistant to phishing

They are single step but as strong as 2-factor authentication

They are less prone to app server breaches

All of the above