Despite exciting progress toward more secure and usable factors, the best MFA mechanism for consumers really isn’t MFA at all — it’s passkeys. Passkeys are a FIDO authenticator with the advantage of being backed up to the cloud, so if you lose your device or buy a new one, all you must do is sign into your iCloud or Google Play account to recover your passkeys. Passkeys use public key cryptography and device biometrics, making them resistant to many known attacks, and are easy for the user.


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CSO: Why it might be time to consider using FIDO-based authentication devices

Every business needs a secure way to collect, manage, and authenticate passwords. Unfortunately, no method…

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Teiss: Cyber-security in 2023 

Andrew Shikiar at FIDO Alliance gives his predictions for what can we expect from the…

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heise: Passkeys: What makes them tick and how they work

Passwords: previous attempts to replace them have consistently failed. The Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO)…

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