Security News > 2023 > October > How passkeys are changing the face of authentication

Apple made passkeys automatic in its latest iOS releases, Microsoft expanded passkey use in Windows 11, and Google has enabled them in Chrome and Android devices, which has extended them to services such as DocuSign and PayPal.

In October 2023, Google started offering passkeys as the default method for users signing into their accounts.

FIDO passwordless credentials are often confused with passkeys, and even the FIDO Alliance embraces the term "Passkey" to describe FIDO passwordless credentials since the term has gained so much traction.

When passkeys were first introduced, most deployments were limited to a single browser.

Having a single passkey work across all the applications a user is authorized to access provides a single sign-on protected with MFA. To enable the widespread use of passkeys - whether on Apple iOS, Google Android or web browsers - requires a platform that supports any FIDO authentication.

By allowing a user to switch between devices, including physical tokens, with minimal effort, passkeys can play a key role in passwordless authentication user journeys.

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