Apple’s approach to identity in wallets is built on open standards, including the W3C’s Digital Credentials API and FIDO Alliance protocols. This is important to identity nerds like me because they are standards that enable privacy-enhancing exchanges of digital credentials, allowing consumers to (crucially) prove what they are (over 18, entitled to drive, holding a valid ticket) without having to divulge who they are.  


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Bleeping Computer: Amazon says 175 million customers now use passkeys to log in

Amazon says 175 million customers now use passkeys to log in: Amazon has seen massive…

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MacRumors:

FIDO Alliance Working on Making Passkeys Portable Across Platforms: Passkeys are an industry standard developed…

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Wired: The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over

“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier…

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