Apple has begun testing passkeys, a new authentication technology it says are as easy to use as passwords but vastly more secure. The tech behind Apple’s passkeys is built on the WebAuthn https://armodexperiment.com/ technology that emerged from the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance, a consortium that’s been overhauling authentication with hardware security keys.


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Vox: A world without passwords is in sight

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Android Authority: Passkeys make switching to Android more challenging, but not for long

The FIDO Alliance is aware of passkey lock-in, and it’s actively working to address that:…

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ZDNet: Passkeys take yet another big step towards killing off passwords

One of the drawbacks to passkeys is that currently there’s no way to import or…

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