In March 2019, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced that WebAuthn is now the official web standard for password-free login. With support from a broad set of applications (Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Mobile), widespread adoption of WebAuthn is expected in coming years. In this post, we will explore the shortcomings of current authentication methods, explore the benefits of WebAuthn, and dive into the most pertinent flows for WebAuthn. Shortcomings of current Authentication Methods Before we get into why WebAuthn was created and its diverse functionality, we first have to understand how authentication of users started, and the shortcomings of current methods. Password Credentials We are all too familiar with using usernames and passwords as a method for authentication. Although this framework is ubiquitous and easy to understand for the common consumer, 1 in 5 Americans have experienced account takeovers (ATO) from password credentials. With the average end.