Dora Militaru - Zen and the art of edge authentication

Discover a new approach to passwordless authentication with edge computation, reducing latency and improving security, and learn how WebAuthn, passkeys, and cryptographic capabilities can enable a secure and easy authentication experience.

Key takeaways
  • Zen and the art of edge authentication is a new approach to passwordless authentication.
  • Edge authentication brings computation to the edge of the network, reducing latency and improving security.
  • Passwordless authentication is the future, as passwords are a shared secret and can be easily stolen.
  • WebAuthn is an API that allows users to register credentials on a website, such as a fingerprint or face ID.
  • Passkeys are a type of credential that can be used for authentication, and are tied to a specific website.
  • The key to secure authentication is to use a cryptographic capability on the device, such as a TPM or YubiKey.
  • The edge is the new cloud, and edge compute is a powerful technology that can be used for authentication.
  • FIDO is a standard for passwordless authentication, and is supported by many major tech companies.
  • The biggest challenge in authentication is to make it easy and secure, and to avoid reuse of passwords.
  • The future of authentication is distributed, fast, and secure, and is already being implemented by many companies.