Fast Identity Online (FIDO) outlines secure authentication protocols that are available to all. Now, Microsoft, Google and Apple are doubling down on passkeys to support FIDO Alliance. Their goal is to normalize passwordless authentication and eliminate passwords from the user authentication equation. FIDO Alliance seeks to bring the idea of the “password” into modern times with stronger security — by developing the FIDO protocols and setting a new standard.


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ComputerWeekly: Time to deploy strong authentication, says FIDO

In this ComputerWeekly story, FIDO Alliance CMO Andrew Shikiar explains that with the tools required…

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Threatpost: Threatpost Survey Says: 2FA is Just Fine, But Go Ahead and Kill SMS

In a Threatpost survey on two-factor authentication, 57% of respondents said hardware tokens like FIDO…

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The Parallax: Primer: How to lock your online accounts with a security key

This article in The Parallax reports that FIDO Security Keys, FIDO2 and WebAuthn are gaining…

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