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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The Washington Post: Microsoft is changing how you log in to your accounts
Microsoft 365, Copilot and Skype accounts can use “passkeys”, which are more secure than passwords.
Verdict: OneSpan: Partner Ecosystem Profile
The company’s various solutions include regulatory compliance, PSD2 compliance, FIDO standard, fraud prevention, mobile app…
Tech telegraph: WhatsApp now rolling out passkey support for iPhone users
Passkey is a technology developed by the FIDO Alliance in collaboration with major companies like…
