Auth0 WebAuthnPasswordless thus allows users to authenticate using biometrics based on WebAuthn authentication, the official web standard for passwordless authentication published by the W3C and used by the FIDO Alliance, for one-factor authentication. This form of authentication eliminates the security weaknesses associated with password reuse, as passwords are not required.


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