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.
More FIDO in the News
The Conversation: The age of hacking brings a return to the physical key
The Conversation explains how the FIDO standards can bolster security for access to online accounts.
Secure ID News: Merging FIDO and PIV could help Feds achieve strong authentication goals
This story from Secure ID News covers a recent FIDO Alliance white paper that outlines…
FindBiometrics: FIDO Heralds Increasing Prominence of its Standards in Mobile Sector
In this article, FindBometrics reports on how the FIDO Alliance is heralding the increasing prominence…
