Author: Justin Pot / Source: howtogeek.com
Logging into Gmail or Facebook could soon mean plugging in a USB device, potentially making phishing a thing of the past.
That’s thanks to WebAuthn, a new open standard for hardware-based two factor authentication currently supported by Firefox and soon to be supported in Chrome and Edge.
Today the Fido Alliance and W3C announced the standard has reached the Canddiate Recommendation stage, meaning it’s likely to become a core function of the web.RELATED: U2F Explained: How Google and Other Companies Are Creating a Universal Security Token
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