{
  "slug": "passkey-recovery-weakest-link",
  "title": "Passkeys fixed the login. Recovery is where the account gets stolen now.",
  "summary": "Passkeys killed phishable logins, then attackers moved to account recovery. A field guide to Recovery Debt, help desk resets, and continuity based recovery.",
  "lede": "Every strong authenticator ships with a weak way back in. Attackers stopped attacking the front door years ago and moved to the spare key under the mat, which is why help desk resets keep turning into nine figure incidents. This is a field guide to Recovery Debt, and to the ceremony that pays it down.",
  "date": "2026-09-03",
  "reading_time": "18 min read",
  "category": "Security",
  "tags": [
    "passkey recovery",
    "account recovery",
    "help desk reset",
    "Recovery Debt",
    "WebAuthn",
    "identity continuity",
    "account takeover"
  ],
  "image": "https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Passkey%20Recovery%20Debt/1200_630/blog.jpg",
  "url": "/blog/passkey-recovery-weakest-link.html",
  "wordcount": 5351,
  "related": [
    "help-desk-mfa-reset-attack",
    "how-to-prove-human-2026",
    "your-okta-weakest-link"
  ],
  "schema": "Article"
}