SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 -- National authentication system Singpass has expanded its passkey feature to Android users, extending a security upgrade first rolled out to Apple iPhone users as part of Singapore's push to reduce phishing scams.

The Straits Times reported that the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech), the government agency that operates Singpass, began notifying Android users today to create their passkeys through the Singpass app.

GovTech said the passkey system uses a unique pair of encryption keys - one stored on the user's device and the other on Singpass' backend - to ensure access is granted only to legitimate websites.

The agency added that passkeys cannot be shared or exploited, unlike passwords or QR codes...