Passkeys and Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDCs) are not competing technologies. They’re complementary tools that, together, help form a stronger, privacy-first digital identity ecosystem. To help clarify this, the FIDO Alliance Government Deployment Working Group has published a white paper on "Passkeys and Verifiable Digital Credentials: A Harmonized Path to Secure Digital Identity", which lays out how organizations can start adopting these technologies today.
By combining VDCs and passkeys in a way that lets them do what they do best (VDCs = verifiable, selective disclosure of identity attributes to prove who you are; passkeys = seamless, phishing-resistant authentication for everyday logins), they enable a secure, interoperable model that balances trust, convenience, and privacy across use cases from onboarding to high-risk transactions.
Check out the excellent work of the many contributors, and join the conversation at this years Authenticate conference
https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys-and-verifiable-digital-credentials-a-harmonized-path-to-secure-digital-identity/
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In my first FIDO Alliance blog post, I cut through the noise around “passkeys being hacked” and clarify that the real issues lie in compromised environments, not in the technology. For product teams and leaders evaluating authentication strategies, the takeaway is straightforward: passkeys remain one of our strongest defenses against phishing and credential theft — when they’re implemented thoughtfully and paired with good security hygiene.

If you’ve been hesitant because of scary headlines, I hope this helps turn things back to reality: passkeys are here to stay, and they’re a major step forward.

Read the full thoughts here: https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys-are-not-broken-the-conversation-about-them-often-is

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