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Created: January 8, 2025
Updated: April 30, 2025
Learn how to implement passkeys as phishing-resistant MFA for large-scale consumer deployments and boost security as well as user convenience.
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Account takeovers are a significant security threat for enterprises and users alike. Passkeys address this issue by leveraging phishing-resistant technology and security standards like WebAuthn. Here's how they work:
Since passkeys are not stored as traditional credentials, they are immune to credential stuffing attacks that exploit reused passwords from data breaches.
Passkeys rely on device-based biometrics (e.g., fingerprint or face recognition), ensuring only the legitimate user can authenticate.
By eliminating the vulnerabilities of passwords and SMS OTPs, passkeys make it nearly impossible for attackers to carry out account takeovers. They ensure that authentication happens only in secure, trusted environments.
Learn how to implement passkeys as phishing-resistant MFA for large-scale consumer deployments and boost security as well as user convenience.
Read the full articleRead by 5,000+ security leaders.
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