Passwordless

Passwords are the most vulnerable of all security credentials. They leave users open to account takeover attacks, and they’re vulnerable to hacking on several levels. With Okta, passwords can be replaced with more secure, passwordless factors, such as biometrics, Okta Push Verify, or FIDO2 security devices.

What Could a Passwordless Workplace Look Like?

Passwords have been a constant throughout our digital “coming of age”. As we’ve moved from desktops to smartphones, from on-premises infrastructure to cloud services, we’ve all relied on passwords to access and safeguard our data and resources. Passwords are so deeply ingrained into our web apps and accounts, it can be challenging to imagine…
By Teju Shyamsundar in Technology
November 30, 2018

It’s a New World with WebAuthn: Passwordless Authentication Goes Primetime

The vision of a secure, passwordless experience on the web has long been on the minds of security professionals and password-fatigued users. An open standard called Web Authentication (or “WebAuthn”) is rapidly progressing towards achieving that vision after hitting a major milestone this week. Specifically, on April 10 the World Wide Web…
By Nick Fisher
April 16, 2018

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