To overcome the security vulnerabilities caused by weak passwords, thus bridge the gap
between user friendly interfaces and advanced security features, the Fast IDentity Online …

Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving discipline that aims to protect every aspect of an
information system, including its users, from digital threats, adversaries and attacks. When it …

When adopted by the W3C in 2019, the FIDO2 standard for passwordless authentication
was touted as a replacement for passwords on the web. With FIDO2, users leverage …

In the last decades, research has shown that both technical solutions and user perceptions
are important to improve security and privacy in the digital realm. The field of 'usable …

Multi-Factor Authentication is intended to strengthen the security of password-based
authentication by adding another factor, such as hardware tokens or one-time passwords …

Fallback authentication, the process of re-establishing access to an account when the
primary authenticator is unavailable, holds critical significance. Approaches range from …

Two-factor authentication (2FA) mitigates the security risks of passwords as sole
authentication factor. FIDO2---the de facto standard for interoperable web authentication …

Operating system and browser support that comes with the FIDO2 standard and the
biometric user verification options increasingly available on smart phones has excited …

The advent of end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and backup services has brought
new challenges for usable authentication. Compared to regular web services, the nature of …

Two-factor authentication (2FA) overcomes the insecurity of passwords by adding a second
factor to the authentication process. A variant of 2FA, which is even phishing-resistant unlike …