The FIDO Alliance has released credential exchange protocols and a resource to promote the adoption of passkeys. The new secure credential exchange specifications were published in a working draft and are open to community review and feedback; they are not yet intended for implementation, the...
Users can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager on desktop, in addition to Android devices. This new capability allows users to sync passkeys securely across all their devices, Chirag Desai, product manager, Chrome at Google, wrote in a Thursday (Sept. 19) blog post. “Up until now, you could...
When it comes to payments and digital commerce, proper security is a necessity. And with the news that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pushing ahead with making multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for certain users, striking a productive and seamless balance between user experience and security is...
Apple will reportedly unveil a password manager app Monday (June 10) at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Dubbed “Passwords,” the app is expected to be part of the next versions of the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems, Bloomberg reported Thursday (June 6), citing unnamed sources....
December 09, 2024
The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used them for decades, augmented by security questions drawing upon moms’ maiden names, the color of our cars, the first concert we ever attended. Then there’s […]
May 27, 2024
Consumers hate passwords. Fraudsters love them. There might be no better business case for passkeys, which are a biometric, digital alternative to manually selected and stored passwords. Passkeys have also...
March 21, 2024
Jason Paguandas, vice president and general manager, merchant security and fraud at Carat from Fiserv , told Karen Webster that while the technologies may be changing, the password is still...
February 29, 2024
If payments make the world go ’round, authentication keeps it spinning. As online interactions spread, and commerce goes digital, the critical role of authentication processes, protocols and innovations is growing...
October 14, 2024
The FIDO Alliance has released credential exchange protocols and a resource to promote the adoption of passkeys. The new secure credential exchange specifications were published in a working draft and are open to community review and feedback; they are not yet intended for implementation, the open industry association said in a Monday (Oct. 14) press […]
September 19, 2024
Users can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager on desktop, in addition to Android devices. This new capability allows users to sync passkeys securely across all their devices, Chirag Desai, product manager,...
June 06, 2024
Apple will reportedly unveil a password manager app Monday (June 10) at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Dubbed “Passwords,” the app is expected to be part of the next versions of...
October 18, 2023
Entersekt, a leading provider of authentication solutions, announced Wednesday (Oct. 18) the launch of a fully integrated mobile application authentication solution for financial institutions (FIs), using the Q2 Digital Banking...