Passkeys were developed by the FIDO Alliance, an industry body with the stated aim of helping to “reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords” with the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft amongst its members. First promoted as an alternative to passwords back in mid-2022, the clever system relies on the same biometrics that allow you login to your iPhone, iPad, Windows PCs, Samsung phones and tablets, Android phones, and dozens more, without typing out a password or PIN.


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The Parallax: Primer: How to lock your online accounts with a security key

This article in The Parallax reports that FIDO Security Keys, FIDO2 and WebAuthn are gaining…

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Forbes: Can We Please Drive Passwords Into Extinction Now?

Passwords need to be made obsolete, and the FIDO Alliance is gaining traction with FIDO2…

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ZDNet: Apple killing off web passwords? Safari trials WebAuthn logins on macOS

Apple’s WebKit team has added support for FIDO Security Keys and WebAuthn to reduce the…

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