The effort will hopefully prevent successful phishing attacks that trick you into sharing passwords with hackers and scammers.Īpple, Google and Microsoft all plan to make the enhanced zero-password features available on their platforms throughout the 'coming year.' You may have to wait for a significant operating system update to see the upgrade. You'd only need to use biometric scans (such as your face or finger) or a device PIN to sign in at every step. The aim is to allow 'end-to-end' passwordless sign-ins for apps and websites, not just at certain stages. Likewise, you'll often have automatic access to your FIDO credentials without having to add every account on a given device, even on brand new hardware. You'll get to use FIDO authentication on a phone or tablet to sign into an app or website on a nearby device, regardless of platform.

Apple, Google and Microsoft are teaming up to expand support for a password-free sign-in standard from the FIDO Alliance and World Wide Web Consortium. Passwordless sign-ins are already a practical reality, but they're sometimes clunky - and three of the biggest tech companies believe they can reduce the friction.

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