Evolution of Pass Keys in Biometric Authentication

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The chapter explores the journey of a software engineer from a corporate environment to developing a simpler authentication solution called pass keys. It delves into the concept of pass keys as a biometric authentication method, discussing its benefits and potential concerns while highlighting its increasing adoption by major tech companies. The chapter emphasizes the seamless implementation of pass keys through web hooks, pass key association, and database connectors, aiming to enhance security for both non-technical and technical users.

Corbado is an authentication platform that provides APIs for developers to replace passwords with passkeys such as Face ID or Touch ID.

Vincent Delitz is a Co-Founder at Corbado and he joins the show to talk about the platform, the changing authentication landscape, the challenge of session management with passkeys, and more.

Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, and is the founder and CTO of Mailpass. Previously, Gregor was a CTO across cybersecurity, cyber insurance and general software engineering companies. He has been based in Asia Pacific for almost a decade and can be found via his profile at vand.hk.