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A new API in Android's Credential Manager enables secure, on-device transfer of passwords and passkeys between apps. Built on FIDO standards, it eliminates the risks of plaintext CSV files and ends passkey vendor lock-in.
Passkeys have grown to an estimated 5 billion in use worldwide, but passwords persist due to unfinished cross-provider migration, shared-device limitations, and immature secure recovery systems. The pace of full rollout depends less on adoption numbers than on how complete these migration paths become.
Microsoft Entra ID will end its own SMS and voice MFA delivery on February 1, 2027, making passkeys the default. Organizations must choose by the deadline whether to migrate affected users or configure a customer-managed telecom provider.
A cloud authenticator that Google designed to "protect passkeys from malware" was breached by an unprivileged malware attack unfolding across three stages. The cryptography was never broken. What broke was the management of trust in the operational layer of synchronization and re-enrollment.
It's not widely known, but the first Thursday of May is designated as "World Password Day." This initiative began from the idea that raising people's security awareness and managing passwords are essential for protecting personal information […]
Apple officially introduced it in iOS 16, and now Google, the world's No.1 web browser "Chrome" has also officially begun supporting it—this new authentication method that replaces passwords is called "passkey." With this […]
