Microsoft is making Windows 11 a lot friendlier to your favorite password manager. Windows 11 now supports third-party passkey managers, meaning you’re not locked into Microsoft Password Manager anymore.

Passkeys are part of the FIDO standard, a newer authentication method that replaces passwords with secure, device-bound cryptographic keys. Unlike passwords, passkeys can’t be phished, reused, or stolen from the cloud.


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MobileIDWorld: Google Chrome Launches Automatic Passkey Generation for Android Users

Google Chrome has introduced a new automatic passkey implementation for Android that streamlines the user…

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Biometric Update: BixeLab joins FIDO Face Verification program, certifies Aware 

Aware has received FIDO Alliance Certification for Face Verification, gaining recognition for its identity verification tech including liveness…

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Biometric Update: HID upgrades passkey, FIDO authentication capabilities with IDmelon acquisition

Texas-based HID has reached an agreement to acquire Vancouver, Canada-based logical access control provider IDmelon to upgrade its portfolio…

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