Chrome without passwords; Google announced today that you'll be able to use your fingerprint sensor to sign in to some of the services when using Chrome for Android.
The company announced that this feature will be available for everyone users of Pixel devices starting today but also that it will roll out to everyone running Android 7 (or a higher version) starting in the next few days.
At the moment, you can try this feature at passwords.google.com. You will be able to view and edit your passwords.
The company said it will soon allow more Google and Google cloud services to use this authentication method.
The company also reported that this feature was manufactured using FIDO2, W3C WebAuthn and FIDO CTAP service standards. This makes the new feature safer than using the native biometric APIs used on Android.
Google has stated that if you use FIDO2, you can use the same method of verification in both the web and the application.
Using this method, you won't have to enter a password every time you need to log in to one service, and thus you will be able to "survive" from "phishing" attacks.
FIDO2 remembers the credentials of a particular device, and o control authentication takes place locally on your device, minimizing the risk of your data being leaked
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