Big tech firms including MicrosoftApple and Google have been moving towards a passwordless future for several years, with solutions such as security keys and more recently, passkeys, starting to take off as part of multi-factor authentication (MFA) setups. 

The FIDO Alliance – which most big tech players are members of – is pushing hard for the demise of the password. But what exactly does “the end of the password” mean, in practical terms?


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SC Magazine: FIDO promotes device-based unified authentication standards

SC Media UK spoke to Alain Martin, co-chair of the new FIDO Europe Working Group,…

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PaymentsSource: Retailers get ready for a high-risk holiday season

FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell tells PaymentsSource that while there is no single solution…

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Dark Reading: Passwords Use Alone Still Trumps Multi-Factor Authentication

Dark Reading reports on theJavelin Strategy & Research’s 2017 State of Authentication Report, commissioned by…

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