In an attempt to go passwordless, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have decided to kill the password using the Passkey standard, also called multi-device FIDO credential.
To commemorate "World Password Day," Apple, Google, and Microsoft are initiating a "joint effort" to eliminate the password on the first Thursday of May. "Expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium," the major OS vendors say.
The standard is referred to as a "passkey" or a "multi-device FIDO credential." Instead of a long string of characters, the app or website you're logging into would send a request for authentication to your phone. You'd then need to unlock the phone, authenticate with a pin or biometric, and then you'd be good to go. Anyone who has set up phone-based two-factor authentication would recognize this approach, although it is a replacement for the password rather than an additional component.
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