The FIDO Alliance is tightening how relying parties evaluate passkeys and other FIDO authenticators, rolling out new versions of its Metadata Service (MDS) and a streamlined Convenience Metadata Service aimed at making it easier to separate trustworthy authenticators from outdated or non-compliant devices. The update is pitched as a way to raise assurance levels for passkey deployments without sacrificing user experience across mobile and desktop platforms.


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Cyberscoop: NIST urged to include multi-factor authentication in cyber framework

In this Cyberscoop article, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell and Jeremy Grant of the…

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Cyberscoop: It’s time to put multi-factor authentication in the NIST Cyber Framework

In this article in Cyberscoop, Executive Director Brett McDowell explains why multi-factor authentication is a…

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The Paypers: You can now meet PSD2 authentication requirements while improving user experience

In this article in The Paypers, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell explains how FIDO…

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