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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MobileIDWorld: Google Replacing Gmail SMS Authentication with QR Code Verification System

Google has announced plans to phase out SMS-based authentication for Gmail accounts in favor of…

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Biometric Update: Passkeys for enterprise report from FIDO says adoption is growing

A new report from the FIDO Alliance aims to understand the state of passkey deployments by enterprises…

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Identity Week: New FIDO Alliance report: 87% of enterprises in the U.S. and UK are deploying passkeys

The FIDO Alliance along with underwriters Axiad, HID, and Thales today released its State of Passkey Deployment in the Enterprise…

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