SQRL Wasn't Wrong. It Was Early.

SQRL wan't wrong, it was early

In this personal reflection, the author revisits Steve Gibson's SQRL, a passwordless authentication protocol from 2013, and draws parallels to today's passkeys. While SQRL never gained traction due to a lack of coordination, passkeys succeeded because Apple, Google, and Microsoft standardized and integrated them. The author argues that SQRL's ideas were ahead of their time, and that the industry has finally caught up.