Web Authentication API of WC3 or WebAuthn: Chrome, and Firefox will soon support a new Web Authentication API, which will provide greater protection against phishing attacks and reduce password usage.
The Web Authentication API of WC3 or WebAuthn promises a simpler and safer way to sign up on a page.
Instead of uses the classic username with a password, the user will be able to enter a dactmaterial his fingerprint, retina or other biometric data stored on his smartphone.
The system will use an encrypted public key and ensure that each service that a user enters has its own key pairs, thus addressing the problem of reusing the same password.
With this API, someone could visit a service page from their computer, press the button registration and then receive a notification on their smartphone asking them to register.
The person concerned should enter the authorization mode, which could be a PIN or a fingerprint that he will use in the future to log in to his account.
As Nick Steele of Duo Security recently reported, WebAuthn is based on oldest standard of the FIDO Alliance, which is called UAF or Universal Authentication Factor, but has many technical advantages.
So we expect to see the new one feature in Chrome and Firefox as we mentioned above, but also in Microsoft's Edge which tries to compete with the two big browsers.
Note that although the Browser Apple's Safari does not currently support WebAuthn, the Web Authentication Working Group it has many developers companys.
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