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: Biometrics connecting ID and payments through digital wallets, apps and passkeys

Biometrics are connecting with payment credentials, whether through numberless credit cards and banking apps or…

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CPO Magazine: Passkey Authentication and Its Relevant Authentication Standards

Passkey authentication replaces traditional passwords with a pair of cryptographic keys—public and private. The private key…

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HealthcareIT: Passwords Are the Problem: How More Secure Authentication Methods Can Transform Healthcare Workflows

Username and password authentication is a fixture in healthcare but one that continues to hinder…

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