FIDO Alliance broadens scope with new digital credentials work, deployments
The FIDO Alliance is leveling up. Several announcements show the passwordless-focused organization evolving, as it expands beyond its initial push…
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FIDO turns to scaling passkeys at Authenticate 2024
The Authenticate 2024 conference hosted by the FIDO Alliance was focused mainly on passkeys; their adoption, benefits and fit with…
What’s in a digital ID wallet?
What is a digital identity wallet? While they have been used for some years and have been included in some…
Passkeys can make online payment authentication easier, but it’s complicated
If passkeys are adopted for online payments, the technology’s user base could scale rapidly. But payments are complicated, leading the…
Amazon is ready to use digital identity, even though its hard
Remote digital identity proofing is in the midst of a dramatic upheaval, but the change is not proceeding quickly. A…
Mastercard highlights the growing case for biometric authentication and payment passkeys
At the Authenticate conference, Mastercard executives Jonathan Grossar, VP, product management, and Fred Tyler, VP, emerging digital products for North…
Mandatory MFA across governments makes for maze of regulations
Passwordless authentication is an ongoing sparring match between the quest to simplify identity verification for logins and the punchback of…
Criipto CEO’s phishing tales make for a wild ride at Authenticate 2024
Copenhagen-based firm Criipto was recently acquired by the parent company of Norwegian BankID, which runs Norway’s digital identity infrastructure. So…
Qualcomm explores automotive use cases for biometrics, FIDO passkeys
Still known primarily as a chip and semiconductor company, Qualcomm Technologies has been gradually diversifying into different areas – including…
New tools, Authenticate presentations coax hesitant businesses to adopt passkeys
The FIDO Alliance has launched a pair of tools at its Authenticate 2024 event online and in Carlsbad, California, Passkey…
