Simple - Open - Mobile - A Look at the Future of Strong Authentication

Explore the future of strong authentication in this conference talk from BSidesSF 2018. Delve into the growing demand for replacing passwords and enhancing online user protection, which has led to the development of new, open authentication standards. Learn about FIDO U2F and FIDO 2 standards, designed to provide robust authentication and high privacy while maintaining simplicity and elegance. Discover how these newly-developed standards differ from earlier hardware tokens and why they are poised to revolutionize online account security. Gain insights into the characteristics that make these authentication methods both powerful and user-friendly, challenging preconceptions about the complexity of strong authentication.