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New Fido standard for passkeys will make it easier to change services
Considering that companies like 1Password, Apple, Bitwarden, Dashlane, Enpass, Google, Microsoft, NordPass, Okta, Samsung, and SK Telecom are members of the Fido Alliance, we can probably expect that there is a decent chance that the proposal will become a reality in the near future. Source link
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Amazon says 175 million customers now use passkeys to log in
Amazon has seen massive adoption of passkeys since the company quietly rolled them out a year ago, announcing today that over 175 million customers use the security feature. “Today, we’re excited to share that more than 175 million customers have enabled passkeys on their Amazon accounts, allowing them to sign in six-times faster than they could otherwise,” says Amazon. “Adoption…
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Amazon says 175 million customer now use passkeys to log in
Amazon has seen massive adoption of passkeys since the company quietly rolled them out a year ago, announcing today that over 175 million customers use the security feature. “Today, we’re excited to share that more than 175 million customers have enabled passkeys on their Amazon accounts, allowing them to sign in six-times faster than they could otherwise,” says Amazon. “Adoption…
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New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms
The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the secure transfer of passkeys between different providers. Passkeys are a method of authentication without a password that leverages public-key cryptography to authenticate users without requiring them to remember or manage long strings of characters. FIDO reports that sign-ins have gotten…
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Passkeys on Android Make Your Life Easier—Here’s How to Use Them
Quick Links Why Use Passkeys Over Passwords? There are Some Limitations Passkeys are Android’s first real-world step towards passwordless logins. They’re not all the way there yet, but they do take away the pain of forgetting (and remembering) passwords where they’re supported. Allow me to show you how you can log into apps and sites just by scanning your fingerprint.…
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IBM on Future Cybersecurity: Passkeys, Deepfakes, Quantum Computing
“The internet will be a lot safer in five years than it is today, thanks to technological advances that address common problems at scale.” This prediction by Chris Hockings, CTO of IBM Asia Pacific, might seem a bit ambitious given that AI-powered cybercrime is growing at an exponential rate, deepfake technology is enhancing social engineering attacks, and the power of…
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