Here you will find all the articles with the tag: passkeys.
Passkeys have a marketing problem, in which they get presented as a holy grail that eliminates all forms of phishing. In reality, that story is much more nuanced; they actually only address one specific form of phishing. Even though passkeys cannot live up to the promises of the marketing stories, ... Read more
3 months ago
'123456' has emerged as the most common password of 2023. NordPass' research again shows that password security is generally not a priority. Simple passwords remain popular in use even in 2023. That's a bad sign for the online security of companies. The simple string of digits "123456" appears ... Read more
5 months ago
Google is introducing its Credential Manager functionality for Android on November 1st to provide a streamlined and secure authentication process. According to Google, Android Credential Manager is going to dramatically improve the login experience for Android users. With the advent of this feat... Read more
6 months ago
WhatsApp is starting to adopt passkeys as security authentication for users of its Android application. According to WhatsApp, Android users can now log into the messaging app more easily and securely using facial recognition, a fingerprint or a PIN. This replaces the existing SMS authentication... Read more
6 months ago
It's 2023, the year of AI. That means all of the conferences have some or a lot of focus on it. It is no surprise that it is the main theme during Okta's annual conference, Oktane. But what does Okta AI entail? We outline it below. Oh yeah, Okta also announced support for passkeys within the Custom... Read more
7 months ago
The recently released update for Windows 11 22H2 gives users new security features, such as passkeys via Windows Hello. Microsoft has been allowing Windows users to generate passkeys via Windows Hello for some time. This allows them to log into Web sites or Web applications via facial recognitio... Read more
7 months ago
Password manager 1Password has announced that 1Password's mobile apps and web extensions now include support for Passkeys. This makes it even easier and more secure for users to log into websites that support it. The end of the password is drawing ever closer as Passkeys become more widely avai... Read more
7 months ago
Google has developed a Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithm against quantum computing attacks on FIDO2 encryption. It's known as a "hybrid PQC" algorithm. The FIDO2 encryption standard is just about the most secure way to log in without a password. It uses a strong form of built-in two-fact... Read more
8 months ago
Developer platform GitHub now supports passwordless authentication in a public beta form. This allows users to update their security keys to use passkeys for login purposes. Passkeys allow users to associate login information with hardware-based keys. These keys can be used with other authentica... Read more
9 months ago
Windows Insiders will soon be able to sign into their accounts using passkeys and Windows Hello. This week Microsoft announced that is is expanding support for passkeys in Windows 11, enabling users to log into websites and apps using biometric authentication. Passkeys allow users to replace... Read more
10 months ago
