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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BankInfoSecurity: Congress hears ideas for battling ID theft

In a recent U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing to explore ID security, Jeremy Grant suggested the…

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Forbes: Face It — Biometrics to be big in cybersecurity

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The Inquirer: GitHub adds WebAuthn support for biometric and security key logins

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