Google sets ball rolling for passwordless future for Android and Chrome devices

Google along with Apple and Microsoft earlier this year in May announced a collaboration with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the FIDO (Fast ID Online) Alliance, to work on Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specifications for a safe and easy sign-in process.

This new-age authentication system can replace passwords and yet offer robust end-to-end secured access to websites and apps.

Now, the search engine giant has set the ball rolling for a passwordless verification system ‘passkeys’ on Android and Chrome. It has invited app and website owners to incorporate its WebAuthn API for passkeys and tests, and share feedback.