Phishing and other attacks usually have one goal: passwords. So the world could be a better place without passwords. There have already been several attempts to bury the passwords. All have failed – due to the complexity, the costs for hardware keys, for example, or the inconvenient use. The new approach with FIDO2 and Passkeys sounds more promising. By the way, FIDO stands for Fast Identity Online.


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Financial IT: FIDO Alliance study reveals password usage still dominates financial services – as is proving costly

The FIDO Alliance published its second annual Online Authentication Barometer, which gathers insights into the…

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Teiss: Security by obscurity keeps us password-dependent

We need security by community. Andrew Shikiar of the FIDO Alliance calls on more businesses…

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Giga: PayPal Passkeys: How the login works

With “Passkeys”, the payment service introduces a new, secure login method that allows you to…

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