On World Password Day, the industry dreams of passkeys

Yesterday was World Password Day, which is fitting, as a new survey from the FIDO Alliance shows that passwords are yesterday’s news. According to a press release from FIDO, half of people in the US and UK have begun the process of breaking up with passwords, as they seek more convenient and secure passwordless alternatives in passkeys and biometric authentication.

According to the survey, which involved 2,000 consumers across the UK and US, 53 percent of people have enabled …

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