After years of work, the tech industry finally took major steps in 2022 toward a long-promised passwordless future. The move is riding on the back of a technology called “passkeys” that are built on FIDO standards. Operating systems from Apple, Google, and Microsoft now support the technology, and many other platforms, browsers, and services have adopted it or are in the process of doing so. As much as you might wish it, though, passwords aren’t going to disappear anytime soon, thanks to their sheer ubiquity. And amid all the buzz about passkeys, hardware tokens are still an important protection option.
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The Register: Microsoft, Google do a victory lap around passkeys
Passkeys are based on a FIDO alliance standard that’s supported by Apple, Microsoft and Google. Think of…
Silicon Republic: Microsoft and Google are pushing harder for passkeys
Passkeys have been growing rapidly in popularity. In the UK, for instance, more than half…
TechCrunch: Google expands passkey support to its Advanced Protection Program ahead of the US presidential election
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