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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Biometric Update: Passwordless authentication providers unveil digital ID partnerships and progress

Passwordless authentication based on FIDO specifications, with and without biometrics, appears to be picking up…

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Phone Week: Yubico YubiKey Review: Simple, Solid Protection for your Online Accounts

Additionally, YubiKey — or the underlying FIDO2/WebAuthn & U2F standards — isn’t supported everywhere. Most…

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Netzpalaver: FIDO2 Standard for Passwordless Authentication with New Features

The new features of Client-To-Authenticator-Protocol (CTAP) v2.1 and WebAuthn-Level 2 simplify the implementation of passwordless…

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