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SoC company eWBM has announced it is spinning off its FIDO certified key business into its own new entity called TrustKey Solutions, due to the growing global demand for passwordless authentication. TrustKey offers a number of hardware security keys including its flagship G-series, which comprises the world’s first and only FIDO2 Level2 certified biometrics security […]
Security technology provider Feitian Technologies US Inc. has announced its support for fingerprint biometric passwordless solutions for Microsoft’s Hybrid Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). Feitian’s passwordless security keys — made in collaboration with Microsoft — are FIDO2 compliant and are now available for enterprise, government, healthcare, educational, and individual user applications. The BioPass (USB-C, USB-A) […]
“The G320 is one of only a small number of such biometric security keys on the market now…” eWBM has added another device to its Goldengate lineup of security keys. The new offering, dubbed the ‘G320’, is a FIDO2/U2F-compliant USB-C key that can support Microsoft Azure Active Directory, and features a built-in fingerprint sensor. The […]
The Identity and Access Management specialist Idaptive is bringing passwordless authentication to its Next-Gen Access (NGA) platform. The latest NGA update will allow users to take advantage of FIDO’s WebAuthn standards, which enable device-based authentication for people using online services. In plain terms, that means that Idaptive users will be able to use passwordless authentication […]
“The device features an embedded fingerprint sensor; once a fingerprint is enrolled on the device, it is stored in a Secure Element and can be used for on-device authentication going forward.” Microsoft Ignite, the company’s annual tech conference, is underway this week in Orlando, and Yubico has taken the opportunity to unveil its first biometric […]
GitHub, one of the world’s largest software development platforms, has now enabled support for the WebAuthn authentication standard. The move means that GitHub users will now be able to authenticate directly through the web browsers supporting it, including Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and iOS Brave. And the authentication process itself can […]
The software company Nulab has announced that it will be extending support for WebAuthn across its entire portfolio of collaborative software. Nulab is the developer of Backlog, Cacoo, and Typetalk. Thanks to WebAuthn, users of all three will now be able to log into their accounts with a security key or biometric authentication rather than […]
“…by using Bluetooth Low Energy to pair a user’s smartphone to their computer, GoTrustID’s mobile app can essentially use the smartphone as a faux-USB security key, since a BLE connection still requires physical proximity.” GoTrustID is taking advantage of the FIDO Alliance‘s latest authentication standard in a particularly creative way, announcing a new login system […]
“News of W3C’s WebAuthn approval comes on the heels of the announcement that the entire Android platform had received FIDO2 certification from the FIDO Alliance…” The WebAuthn authentication specification is now an official web standard, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and FIDO Alliance have announced. The news comes almost a year after the announcement […]
A new Windows 10 update has delivered FIDO2 authentication, with Microsoft placing its Windows Hello biometric authentication platform closer to front and center for end users. With respect to the latter, Windows’ development team has now placed a Windows Hello setup button right on the OS’s lock screen. It’s clearly a move aimed at encouraging […]
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