Digital Paladin views Apple Passkey as one of the most important features incorporated in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, the latest releases of Apple’s operating systems for mobiles and computers. Apple Passkey is based on FIDO – Fast IDentity Online – a fast, secure and most importantly password-less authentication solution which utilises public-key (asymmetric) cryptography. In May this year, Apple, Google and Microsoft jointly announced expanded support for the FIDO Alliance’s password-less sign-in standard. Apple Passkey and similar services from Google and Microsoft will allow users to sign-in to websites and applications more securely without a password. As this standard is rolled out, it should significantly reduce or eliminate a number of the cyber risks associated with passwords such as phishing, easily guessed characters, and passwords being reused across multiple websites or apps. In the meantime, you should continue to follow good security hygiene using strong passwords, switching on multi-factor authentication and avoiding password reuse.