- ExpressVPN has launched login with passkey for login without password
- Access keys are more resistant to phishing, but passwords remain a backup
- The feature comes as part of a redesigned ExpressVPN+ dashboard
One of the best VPN providers is to withdraw the password, at least as a requirement.
ExpressVPN has added passkey login, giving users a way to get into their account without typing anything at all.
Instead of a password, you sign in with the screen lock already on your device, such as a fingerprint or face scan. It means nothing extra to remember and nothing to enter every time.
The change was announced on Tuesday (July 21) and is part of a wider redesign of the ExpressVPN+ dashboard, which the company is turning into a single home for your entire subscription.
What’s new in ExpressVPN+
ExpressVPN+ now supports passkeys, so you can access your account without entering a password. The company notes that this can make life easier when setting up the VPN on a new device.
The redesigned dashboard sits behind this login. Instead of jumping between separate apps and account pages, you get one view of what’s protecting you, what products you’ve set up, and anything that needs attention.
Depending on your ExpressVPN plans and regions, ExpressVPN says it can pull insights from tools like ExpressKeys and Identity Defender, and you can also buy and manage holiday.com travel eSIMs from the same place.
How passkeys work and why they’re more secure
An access key exchanges your password for a pair of cryptographic keys. The public key resides on the service’s server, while the private key remains locked on your device, and no shared secret ever travels across the network for an attacker to intercept.
That design is what makes passkeys resistant to phishing: there’s no password to trick you out of, and the credentials only work on the real ExpressVPN login page.
It’s an approach that Apple, Google and Microsoft have all backed, and one ExpressVPN has already brought to its ExpressKeys password manager.
To activate one, you must log in to your ExpressVPN accountchoose yours profile in the upper right corner, select Account and invoicingand follow the instructions for add an access key.
If you use ExpressKeys, you can store the access key there with your other logins. And if you’d rather stick with what you know, your password will continue to act as another way in.
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