{"id":92404,"date":"2023-06-06T19:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4109056"},"modified":"2023-06-06T19:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:29:40","slug":"google-launches-passkeys-for-workspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/?p=92404","title":{"rendered":"Google launches passkeys for Workspace"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Two
Image: faithie\/Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Google validated the virtues of passkey authentication technology on Monday with an open beta version of passkey access<\/a> that allows people and organizations around the world to sign into their Google Workspaces using passkeys. Google reports that nine million organizations now use Workspace.<\/p>\n

Google is in step with many other companies in moving away from passwords and toward public\/private encrypted credentials \u2014 based on FIDO standards (called FIDO2) \u2014 that are resistant to phishing exploits.<\/p>\n

The company said passkeys will pair with on-device biometrics \u2014 like fingerprints and facial recognition, for example. Passkeys can be used across browsers, are browser-agnostic, and allow for authentication across devices. Google said its data<\/a> from last spring shows passkeys are two times faster and four times less error-prone than passwords.<\/p>\n

With the public\/private keys \u2014 the basis of the cryptographic system that allows password-free logins \u2014 an encrypted key lives on a user\u2019s device, meaning it cannot be activated unless the user themselves have unlocked the device. While the cryptographic key is stored on the device, a public key is uploaded to Google.<\/p>\n

Jump to:<\/p>\n

Passkeys enabled by industry push in 2022<\/h2>\n

Google \u2014 along with Microsoft, Apple and others \u2014 announced last year that it would start to support passkeys and participate in their development with the Fast Identity Online Alliance, better known as the FIDO Alliance<\/a>, and the World Wide Web Consortium standards.<\/p>\n

At last year\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced it would be integrating passkey support into its next version of iOS this fall. This year, ahead of World Password Day, Google, Microsoft and Apple all reaffirmed their support for passkeys, with Google doing so across Google Accounts on all major platforms.<\/p>\n

SEE:<\/strong> RIP passwords; tech giants roll out<\/a> passkey capabilities ahead of World Password Day (TechRepublic).<\/p>\n

\u201cPasskeys introduce meaningful security and usability benefits to users, and we\u2019re thrilled to be the first major public cloud provider to bring this technology to our customers \u2014 from small businesses and large enterprises to schools and governments,\u201d said the company in a statement.<\/p>\n

Password managers moving to passkeys<\/h2>\n

Identity access management companies are retooling to support passkeys. As TechRepublic reported<\/a> last week, 1Password began allowing passkey support using its browser tool and will soon allow passkey access to 1Password vaults. At the RSA conference this year, 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner said that he foresaw that Google\u2019s move to a passwordless system would constitute a sea-change moment for the industry.<\/p>\n