Microsoft, Google, and Apple joined forces on “password-less” log-ins.
Tech giants Microsoft, Google, and Apple have teamed up in order to support “password-less” log-ins across mobile, desktop, and browsers.
These tech giants had an announcement that they’re looking for means in order to get rid of passwords and replace them with a more secure way to access devices and accounts.
Citing Verizon’s annual data breach report, Gizguide reported that passwords are “notoriously insecure”, with weak and easily guessable credentials accounting for more than 80% of all data breaches.
In light of this, these tech giants were expanding support for a password-free sign-in standard from the World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance. Basically, this is a common standard that will allow users to sign in through face recognition or fingerprint.
It may soon be possible for users to access their mobile device to sign in to a website or an app on a nearby device, regardless of the operating system or browser they are using.
Alex Simons, the Vice President of Microsoft, said that the complete shift to a password-less world will start with consumers making it a natural part of their lives.
“By working together as a community across platforms, we can at last achieve this vision and make significant progress toward eliminating passwords,” Simons said.
Allegedly, adopting standards made by the World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance will let websites and device makers build secure, password-less options into their offerings.
Instead of passwords, using secure keys would prevent phishing scams that deceive people into disclosing login credentials and hackers that steal such data.
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FIDO Alliance President and Google product manager Sampath Srinivas explained that support for password-free log-ins will be woven into Android and Chrome software over the course of the coming year.
Srinivas also noted that it will simplify sign-ins across websites, devices, and apps no matter the platform — without the need for a single password. According to him, mobile devices will store a FIDO credential referred to as a “passkey” that will be used in order to unlock online accounts.
Microsoft and Apple announced plans to do the same thing with their software.
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