Identity at the Center #384 - The FIDO Alliance's Next Frontier: Digital Credentials and Wallets
Nov 10, 2025
Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director of the FIDO Alliance, shares insights from Authenticate 2025. With over 3 billion passkeys now securing accounts, he discusses their importance in the fight against phishing and the AI arms race. Andrew introduces the Passkey Index, aiming to streamline deployment benchmarks, and reveals FIDO's strategy to tackle challenges in digital credentials and wallet usability. He highlights global trends in passkey adoption and announces the exciting launch of Authenticate APAC in Singapore.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Passkeys Have Reached Massive Scale
- Andrew Shikiar reports over 3 billion passkeys are actively used to secure accounts, showing rapid real-world adoption.
- He calls passkeys inevitable and predicts passwords will become a relic for consumer sign-in.
Eliminate Passwords From Recovery Flows
- Remove passwords from recovery flows rather than keeping them as an easy backdoor for attackers.
- Push organizations to phase passwords into the background to eliminate common recovery-based attacks.
UX Inconsistency Is The Next Barrier
- Passkey UX still varies across browsers, OSes, and device combinations, causing inconsistent sign-in flows.
- Andrew emphasizes that every passkey experience must be excellent and consistent to drive broader adoption.