In a recent identity and authentication conference, Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director of the FIDO Alliance, declared 2023 as the “year of the passkey,” citing 8 billion user accounts with passkey access. Shikiar also emphasized the importance of passkeys in enhancing security, streamlining customer experiences, and gradually eliminating the reliance on traditional passwords, while acknowledging ongoing challenges and gaps in support across different industries and platforms.


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International Security Journal: The role of MFA in the fight against phishing

Based on FIDO Alliance and W3C standards, passkeys replace passwords with cryptographic key pairs.This requires…

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Gear Patrol: Want a Faster, More Secure Way of Logging into X on Your iPhone? Use a Passkey

X (formerly Twitter) has introduced passkeys for iPhone users as an alternative to traditional passwords.…

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ITPro: The end of passwords – and how businesses will embrace it

Big tech firms including Microsoft, Apple and Google have been moving towards a passwordless future for several years, with solutions…

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