Apple recently announced support for Multi Device FIDO credentials - also called passkeys. Passkeys allow users a passwordless login to all of their iOS and macOS devices. Passkeys provide a better user experience across websites and apps, and enhance security by virtue of being a standards-based technology that–unlike passwords–is resistant to phishing.They address two major pain points and simplify them from an end user standpoint - account registration and login. However, they can also introduce security risks for organizations that rely on device-bound credentials. This post broadly covers how and why authentication mechanisms have evolved to where they are today, how passkeys work, what kinds of security issues some organizations might face with the introduction of passkeys, and how Okta can help address these issues. The evolution of authentication mechanisms Organizations have historically relied on passwords–shared secrets for authentication. To combat credential-related attacks and improve authentication security, organizations.