Security News > 2022 > October > The future of MFA is passwordless

Into the future with enterprise passwordless solutions.

The survey isolated perceptions and adoption of newer FIDO2-certified enterprise passwordless solutions, and segregated the impact of single sign-on portal and endpoint biometric-based "Passwordless-like" experiences.

"Workforce identity and security professionals are clear that next-gen passwordless solutions as defined in the survey have the potential to deliver stronger security outcomes than existing MFA or traditional passwordless approaches," said Diane Hagglund, Founder and President of Dimensional Research.

Just 33% indicated the use of one MFA provider, with 50% having two or three providers and 17% having four or more, suggesting IT complexity when it comes to traditional MFA. 70% of respondents think of single sign-on portals when thinking of passwordless, and 63% associate PC device-bound biometrics such as Windows Hello for Business as part of the passwordless trend.

Superior end-user experience and better security coverage are the top two benefits participants felt next-gen passwordless solutions offer.

"For us, the real promise of passwordless is achieving the goal of an employee never having to set, guess or remember a password universally across all use cases they encounter in a workday. We call this full passwordless and it's a defining design goal for us."

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