Passwordless Auth: Worth the Effort?
For two decades, we’ve been trying to kill the password. It’s the weakest link in our digital lives, yet it persists. Passwords are the number one attack vector for malicious actors, susceptible to everything from sophisticated phishing campaigns to simple brute force attacks. They are a constant source of friction for users and a nightmare for security teams. But what if we could finally move beyond them? Enter passkeys, a modern authentication standard built on FIDO2 and WebAuthn that promises to do what so many other technologies have failed to do: eliminate the password entirely. With backing from giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft, passkeys are rapidly gaining momentum. As a key development in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) domain, they offer a compelling vision for the future. But for security architects and CISOs, the critical question remains: are the benefits of going passwordless worth the implementation effort? ...