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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Tech Target: How can U2F authentication end phishing attacks?

Tech Target reports on Google’s adoption of FIDO U2F security keys as a strategy to…

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PC Mag: Why Passwords Might (Finally) Go Away

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The Wall Street Journal: The Key to Protecting Yourself Against Hackers

FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell notes that passwords are losing their value as a…

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