According to NIST Special Publication DRAFT 800-63-B4, a phishing-resistant authenticator offers “the ability of the authentication protocol to detect and prevent disclosure of authentication secrets and valid authenticator outputs to an impostor relying party without reliance on the vigilance of the subscriber.” Two examples of phishing-resistant authenticators are PIV cards for US Federal employees and FIDO authenticators paired with W3C’s Web Authentication API for the private sector.


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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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