Utilizing FIDO passkeys addresses security risks associated with password-based systems which often lead to account takeovers, data breaches and even stolen identities. While password managers and legacy forms of two-factor authentication offer incremental improvements, there has been industry-wide collaboration to create passkey sign-in technology that is more convenient and more secure.


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The Canadian Press: Death of the password? New web standard trades passcodes for biometrics

The Canadian Press reports that experts are “excited about the prospect of making logins “unphishable””…

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The Guardian: RIP passwords: new web standard designed to replace login method

In this article, The Guardian’s Samuel Gibbs reports that “WebAuthn will eliminate need for passwords…

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Motherboard: Biometric and App Logins Will Soon Be Pushed Across the Web

In this article, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell tells Motherboard about WebAuthn, saying “What…

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