The FIDO Alliance has been developing passkeys for a few years, a system of access keys aimed at replacing passwords. With the announcement of a new protocol allowing their portability, a new step has been reached.
Passwords are prey to hackers. The latter manage to decipher them, or even steal them, to then access your data. To combat this scourge, passports represent a more secure alternative. Indeed, the latter are based on recognition of the device used (via a public key and private key system) and on recognition of the user. The latter can thus validate their access via a PIN code, their fingerprint, a diagram or other. The system is already used by big names in technology.
At the start of the week, the FIDO Alliance took advantage of a conference given in Carlsbad, California, to indicate the implementation of two new projects. The first is the Passkey Central site which provides resources to developers to support the access key system. The second, which will accelerate their deployment and the replacement of passwords, is a protocol (CXP for Credential Exchange Protocol) which will ensure the portability of access keys between the various digital ecosystems. This is made possible thanks to work in partnership with 1Password, Apple, Bitwarden, Dashlane, Enpass, Google, Microsoft, NordPass, Otka, Samsung and SK Telecom.
This will make it possible to transfer your access keys from one service to another in complete security. Finally, note that the protocol could also be adapted to secure the exchange of other sensitive data, including more traditional passwords.
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