Starlink customers can now log into their accounts using Passkeys, a faster and more secure alternative to traditional passwords.
SpaceX’s satellite internet system has published a new support page with instructions on how subscribers can set up a password to access their account. “As of October 2026, Passkeys are now available,” the page says.
Passkey adoption has grown across online platforms as a better way to both protect and sign user accounts. The security technology ditches the old-school password, which can easily be stolen or stolen. Instead, Passkeys use a private cryptographic key stored on your PC or phone. When you log in, the device uses the stored key to sign the website’s challenge process, indicating that you hold the key without sending it.
To complete the passkey authentication, you only need to enter a PIN or complete a fingerprint or facial scan. Therefore, a user does not have to remember and enter a long password to log in again. The Starlink support page goes on to explain that “a password is a faster, easier, phishing-resistant way to sign in than a password. Instead of a password, passwords use Face ID, a fingerprint, a PIN, or a hardware security key to prove your identity.
“Passkeys are optional. Setting one up does not replace your password. You can continue to use both,” the page adds. “Starlink doesn’t see your fingerprint, face or device PIN. They stay on your device.”
This also means that the conventional password system still appears to be in place, allowing a hacker to break into an account through the traditional login method or by abusing the Starlink account recovery process. (In 2024, the satellite internet system added support for two-factor authentication to help prevent account suspensions, following reports of account compromises.)
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Although the traditional password system still seems to remain, using a password can make logging in much more convenient.
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Interested customers can set up a passkey by going to Starlink.com, signing in, and then Settings > Privacy and Security, and then look under Passkey. You can then add a password to the account, which can be stored on the device or in a supported password manager, including iCloud Keychain, Google Password Manager, 1Password or Bitwarden. Logging in with a password is also easy.
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“You can add up to 10 passkeys. If you reach the limit, delete one before adding another,” the page adds. Users can also remove keys from their account. Another option is to store the password on a hardware-based security key if you have one. Last week, a new Starlink site revealed that SpaceX itself used hardware security keys to protect internal access to the satellite Internet system.
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