Which best practices for passkey logins help enterprises achieve over 50% passkey usage in everyday sign-ins?#
Enterprises can achieve over 50%
daily passkey usage
by following proven best practices for passkey logins, focusing on reducing user
friction, providing clear incentives, and ensuring robust
fallback management:
1. Automatic Identifier-First Logins#
- Automatically trigger passkey prompts after users enter identifiers (like email or
username), significantly reducing login friction.
- Ensure intelligent detection of passkey availability to avoid unnecessary prompts, using
advanced tools like Corbado’s
Passkey Intelligence Engine.
- Implement One-Tap passkey buttons to simplify login to a single click or tap followed by
quick biometric verification.
- This method dramatically increases daily passkey use by simplifying and accelerating
authentication, fostering strong user habits.
3. Strategic User Nudges and Reminders#
- Regularly remind users of passkey advantages (speed, security, ease-of-use) through
targeted messaging within the login UI.
- Offer clear, timely prompts encouraging passkey setup for users who haven’t yet adopted
passkeys.
4. Robust and User-Friendly Fallback Management#
- Ensure fallback processes (like SMS OTP or email verification) are seamless,
transparent, and clearly communicated, maintaining
user trust
even if passkeys temporarily fail.
- Gradually nudge users back toward passkey usage after fallback events.
5. Continuous UX Optimization#
- Regularly analyze
user behavior
and optimize login flows to reduce friction points.
- Leverage user feedback to iteratively enhance the
passkey login experience, ensuring sustained
adoption and usage growth.
6. Effective User Education#
- Clearly communicate the benefits of passkeys, emphasizing security and convenience, to
build user confidence.
- Provide accessible resources, such as FAQs and tutorials, to guide users through common
passkey scenarios.
Proven Outcomes#
- Enterprises applying these practices frequently achieve
passkey login rates exceeding 50%, often reaching
80% or higher within months of deployment.
- Effective implementations lead to significantly reduced operational costs associated
with legacy authentication methods (e.g., SMS OTP), as well as stronger overall
security.
Summary#
Applying these best practices - automatic login triggers, simplified One-Tap interactions,
effective fallback strategies, strategic nudging, ongoing UX refinements, and proactive
user education - enables enterprises to consistently achieve and exceed the critical
benchmark of 50% passkey usage in everyday sign-ins.
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