Neowin News Feed for: Webauthn

Microsoft finally killing 1024-bit TLS so Windows stops loading old outdated shady web apps

Sayan Sen — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:42:02 +0000

Microsoft is finally making a change to Windows that has been long overdue. The company is killing support for 1024-bit RSA keys for TLS authentication making future Windows more secure. Read more...

Dropbox announces security breach after employees fall victim to phishing attack

Justin Luna — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:06:02 +0000

Popular file hosting service Dropbox recently suffered a data breach that gave threat actors access to 130 of its code repositories. This was after Dropbox employees fell victim to a phishing scam. Read more...

Twitter now lets you use security keys as the only 2FA method

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:34:01 +0000

Twitter hopes to bolster your security by letting you add security keys as the sole two-factor authentication method starting today. Previously, you'd need to have another 2FA option enabled first. Read more...

Chrome OS 88 introduces password-less sign-in for some websites

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:32:01 +0000

With Chrome OS 88, you can now sign in to a website that supports WebAuthn by just using the PIN or fingerprint ID you're using to sign in to your Chromebook, no need for your password. Read more...

As the world moves on from passwords, WebAuthn becomes an official standard

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:34:01 +0000

The World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance have announced that Web Authentication (WebAuthn) is now an official web standard, making a further push for the end of passwords. Read more...