The authentication sector is betting on passkeys, but passwords refuse to go away

The results of the 2023 Workforce Authentication Report are out, and show employers eager to move beyond passwords and embrace passwordless authentication through biometrics or other means. But conflicting data shows that what IT leaders are saying and what companies are doing is not necessarily aligned.

The FIDO Alliance, whose advocacy for passwordless technology is a driving factor behind uptake in passkey support, partnered with the password manager company LastPass on the 2023 report, which showed 89 percent …

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