The Fast Identity Online FIDO Allianceâwhich is composed of tech companies, password managers, retailers, and government agenciesâbelieves that passwords are insecure and inconvenient, pointing to the large number of users who forget passwords, reuse passwords across sites, and have their passwords compromised in data breaches or phishing attacks. Instead, the alliance would like everybody to use passkeys. A passkey is a form of public key cryptography that replaces account usernames and...
