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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MobileIDWorld: Mastercard Launches Passkey Authentication in Europe, Achieves 50% E-commerce Adoption

Mastercard has launched advanced payment passkeys across Europe as part of its initiative to enhance…

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PYMNTS: OneSpan Acquires Passwordless Authentication Specialist Nok Nok Labs

OneSpan announced Thursday (June 5) its acquisition of Nok Nok Labs, a provider of FIDO passwordless software…

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PCMag: This Password Manager Now Lets You Create an Account Without a Password

Dashlane lets you open an account with a FIDO2-spec USB security key as your authentication.…

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