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Passwords Out, Passkeys In: The Future Of Secure Authentication

techradar, Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Why passkeys are the future of authentication

Since the inception of the internet, passwords have been the primary authentication factor to gain access to online accounts. Yubico's recent Global State of Authentication survey of 20,000 employees found that 58 percent still use a username and password to login to personal accounts, with 54 percent using this login method to access work accounts.

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