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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Find Biometrics: FIDO Opens Registration for Virtual Authenticate Event

Security and identity professionals can now register for the FIDO Alliance’s inaugural Authenticate conference. The event…

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Security Magazine: Authenticate virtual conference for identity and security pros to be held Nov. 9-19

FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance will be hosting its first Authenticate virtual conference for identity and…

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The Next Web: Inside FIDO Alliance’s vision of a future free of passwords

The Next Web (TNW) talks to Andrew Shikiar, executive director and chief marketing officer of…

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