A Passwordless Future - Passkeys for Spring Developers

Explore the future of authentication in this 45-minute conference talk from Spring I/O 2024. Dive into the world of passkeys, a revolutionary approach to passwordless authentication based on the Web Authentication standard. Learn about the core concepts, architecture, advantages, and potential drawbacks of passkeys. Discover how passkeys leverage public key cryptography and biometrics/hardware authenticators to enhance security and user experience while eliminating vulnerabilities associated with traditional password-based systems. Gain insights into implementing passkeys in Java applications using WebAuthn libraries and integrating them with Spring Security and external identity providers. Watch step-by-step demonstrations of passkey integration into Java web applications, equipping you with practical knowledge to implement this cutting-edge authentication method in your own projects.