These record all keystrokes, including your password Benefits of FIDO2 (password-less) Regular passwords are vulnerable for keyloggers, this could be a hardware based keylogger between the PC and keyboard, but also a software keylogger. This could be a simple as watching over someone shoulder as he/she types the password, or by guessing the password based on data found on social media. Passwords need to be remembered, so are often easily breached by a brute force or dictionary attack. These databases can be compromised, so an attacker can find out your password So the online service has a copy of your password, or a hashed version of your password.
So when 1 password is compromised, multiple services are often at risk because the same password could be used for those as well. But that simple implementation can also have it downsides!īecause we need so many passwords, they are often recycled for different services. Passwords are everywhere, because they are so simple to implement. Like a PIN or a fingerprint Downsides of passwords This is based on the device that carries your credentials, combined with something you know or are. This makes it possible to login to services as Azure AD, or a random website, with a simple USB key, smartcard or even your phone.
The FIDO2 specifications are the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification and FIDO Alliance’s corresponding Client-to-Authenticator Protocol (CTAP). FIDO2 enables users to leverage common devices to easily authenticate to online services in both mobile and desktop environments. The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association with a focused mission: authentication standards to help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords.įIDO2 is the overarching term for FIDO Alliance’s newest set of specifications. Login to Windows 10 with a FIDO2 security keysįIDO has been founded by the FIDO Alliance.Login to websites with a FIDO2 security keys.User registration and management of security keys.
In this blog I will show you how to setup your own tenant and device so you can leverage passwordless signin to Azure AD with FIDO2 Table of Contents It was already possible for a few months to login passwordless with Microsoft accounts with a FIDO2 security key, but recently Azure AD FIDO2 authentication is in public preview. FIDO2 authentication is the latest method to sign in passwordless on devices and websites.
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