The Passwordless Authentication with Passkey Technology from an Implementation Perspective
arXiv:2508.11928v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: With the rise of sophisticated authentication bypass techniques, passwords are no longer considered a reliable method for securing authentication systems. In recent years, new authentication technologies have shifted from traditional password-based logins to passwordless security. Among these, Time-Based One-Time Passwords (TOTP) remain one of the most widely used mechanisms, while Passkeys are emerging as a promising alternative with growing...
Don't Phish-let Me Down: FIDO Authentication Downgrade
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Alex Gaynor
We chat with friend of the pod and special guest Alex Gaynor, former chief technologist at the FTC and all around good Security Person(TM). Join for nerdery about WebAuthn, stay for accidentally melting down GitHub APIs around November 2020! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBoGvyvsSi4 Transcript: https://securitycryptographywhatever.com/2025/08/16/alex-gaynor Links: - https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-take-only-throw - https://alexgaynor.net/2025/jan/13/challenges-funding