As Dashlane puts it, “Passkeys are phishing-resistant credentials based on FIDO standards and are the future of online authentication, designed as a more secure and user-friendly replacement for passwords.” FIDO is the alliance that sets the standards for passwordless technologies, and passkeys need to comply with its WebAuthn specifications. It has the backing of all the big tech players – Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and so on.


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Dark Reading: Enterprise FIDO Authentication: An Easy, 3-Step Plan

Enterprise passkey adoption has reached a tipping point. According to new data from HID and the…

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ID TECH: FIDO Alliance Tightens Authenticator Verification with Metadata Service Update

The FIDO Alliance has released a major update to its Metadata Service (MDS) that is intended to…

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CNET Japan: FIDO Alliance Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Passkey Adoption, Next Up: Digital Credentials

At a meeting held in Tokyo on December 5th, the FIDO Alliance explained the current…

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