Have you ever experienced clicking on that forget password option because you can’t seem to remember what password you have used for a specific account? If that’s the case, then this will be a good read for you.
For the longest time, passwords have been the most commonly used authentication method. Ever since the olden days, passwords were already used to verify one’s identity. However, through time, it has been revealed how vulnerable and prone passwords are. They are susceptible to illegal activities such as hacking and scamming. It has also been proven that passwords were the root cause of almost 80% of data breaches.
Because of all these issues, technological experts tried to find a way on how to make passwords more secure, and that is through multi-factor authentication. Although this method may have offered more security than passwords alone, email accounts can still get hacked, and there are crimes concerning mobile phone numbers such as SIM swapping.
Good thing there is now a safer way to access devices or log in through your accounts without having to type in a password. And that is what you call biometric authentication. Biometrics was developed in the 1960s. This refers to the use of technology to identify a person based on some aspect of their biology. Two of the most popular biometric authentication are face and fingerprint recognition. Both of which are utilized in FIDO webauthn.
This project aims to standardize an interface for authenticating users to web-based applications and services using cryptography. This way, logging in passwordless can be safer, secured, and more seamless for both businesses and their clients.
These developments are continuously skyrocketing, which is why more and more industries have utilized them. One example of this is the Visa with their Visa delegated authentication program. Through this, users can now pay for their transactions using their biometrics.
Biometric technologies offer greater convenience and more robust security and are the gold standard for online authentication. And if you want to know more about its developments and contribution to modern technology, you can continue reading on this infographic by LoginID.
