News The Passwordless Authentication Future May Be Closer Than You Think

Microsoft Edge joins Firefox and Chrome in adding support for the WebAuthN protocol, smoothing the path toward true passwordless authentication.

The Worldwide Web Consortium/W3C's WebAuthN standard is an alternative to website password entry. WebAuthn provides a way to bypass password authentication in favor of proxy authentication for websites via a user's or client’s USB, Bluetooth or NFC (smartphone unique ID) device. The era of easily guessed passwords, misplaced passwords and other password foibles may be nearing its end.

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