Google, Apple and Microsoft want to say goodbye to the principle of passwords altogether. Instead, a method jointly developed by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is to be used. The FIDO method generates a key pair on devices that is linked to a fingerprint or other biometric factors. Logging on to a cell phone is then sufficient to access accounts on a computer.


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ZDNet: Two years in, Google says passkeys now protect more than 400 million accounts

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Google Blog: Passkeys, cross-account protection and new ways we’re protecting your accounts

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CNET: World Password Day: We’re closer to ditching this crackable tech

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