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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Biometric Update: Biden goes broad and deep with order requiring MFA, zero-trust architecture

The FIDO Alliance issued a statement supporting Biden’s move. Members of the FIDO Alliance spotlighted…

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Biometric Update: Keyless biometrics certified for FIDO compliance by Fime

Keyless’ biometric enterprise security platform has been certified to the FIDO Alliance’s biometrics standards, with…

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PYMNTS.com: Biden’s Executive Order Brings ‘Zero Trust’ Policy To Government Agencies

The FIDO Alliance supports the order, and specifically, multi-factor authentication, declaring in a statement that…

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