Posts tagged "FIDO"
7 posts carrying the FIDO tag, newest first.
How to Choose Between Smart Cards, FIDO Tokens and Passkeys
Decision-grade comparison of smart-card authenticators, dedicated FIDO security keys, and passkeys. Threat model, lifecycle, recovery.
How FIDO Authentication Works
A clear explanation of FIDO2 / WebAuthn — registration, authentication, origin binding — without spec apologetics.
Where Your AmbiSecure FIDO Key Works
Current, vendor-neutral overview of the platforms and services accepting FIDO2 / WebAuthn.
Platform vs Roaming Authenticators
When to standardise on the Yubikey-style external authenticator vs the device-resident platform authenticator. Tradeoffs.
Understanding WebAuthn Attestation Objects
Walk a real attestation object byte by byte. AAGUID, COSE keys, attestation statement formats, and what to verify.
What is Passwordless Authentication?
A primer on passwordless authentication — what it actually means, how FIDO and biometrics replace shared secrets, and why hardware-bound credentials sit at the centre of the model.
Fast Identity Online (FIDO)
A primer on FIDO (Fast Identity Online) and the Universal Second Factor model — how FIDO replaces shared secrets with hardware-bound credentials and why it changes the phishing-resistance baseline.