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Apple has joined Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an open industry association that promotes passwordless authentication. FIDO already has some big names such as Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Amazon, ARM, and Intel as members.

Apple joining the alliance means we can expect more support for password-free authentication in iOS and macOS…

As a standalone form of authentication, passwords are pretty poor. Passwords are exposed in data breaches, people forget them, use insecure credentials and repeat them across services. It’s with this in mind that Apple has just made a bold move to try and help all users move away from passwords…

“Apple joining this alliance is an important signal,” says Richard Clarke, former Special Advisor to the President on Cybersecurity, and Advisory Board member to Nok Nok Labs. “Password-related breaches are far more prevalent than they should be given the alternatives we have available. Apple and other Alliance members are transforming…

Passwords are a notorious security mess. The FIDO Alliance wants to replace them with better, more secure technology and now Apple is it them in this effort.

Apple has joined the FIDO Alliance, an organization that aims to help reduce the use of passwords by providing free and open authentication standards.

Nok Nok Labs, inventor of the FIDO specifications and a founding member of the FIDO Alliance, announced on Wednesday that Apple has not only become a…

The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) standard for authenticating browsers that reduces the reliance of passwords to access applications and devices advanced this week after an endorsement from Apple.

Nok Nok Labs has announced a record year following broad industry acceptance of FIDO standards – and evidenced by the news that Apple, Inc. is now a member of the FIDO Alliance and has taken a leadership role as a board member.

Nok Nok Labs (Nok Nok), a leader in passwordless consumer authentication, today announced the “Nok Nok IoT SDK”

Industry’s first multi-factor strong authentication solution with support for both standalone IoT devices and IoT devices connected to a cloud service utilizing the Nok Nok™ S3 Authentication Suite.

Apple, which has long prided itself on its devices’ security, has joined the Fido Alliance as a board member. As for why that matters, it’s great news if you hate using passwords or password managers.

The Fido Alliance is an open industry group that in its words, has a mission…