A new Windows API allows third-party apps to take over passkey management. 1Password is the first password manager to utilize this feature. To enable this option, you need to install the latest ...

Update, March 13, 2025: This story, originally published March 12, has been updated with a statement from 1Password’s chief technology officer regarding the ongoing ...

Update, Nov. 26, 2024: This story, originally published Nov. 24 now includes additional reporting concerning making your passwords more secure. Microsoft has confirmed that a new update is to start ...

The 1Password digital vault and password manager has added built-in protection against phishing URLs to help users identify ...

This clean, streamlined password manager focuses on polish and simplicity of use. But it’s also too complicated for a true ...

This is important because: Passkeys are part of the FIDO standard, a newer authentication method that replaces passwords with secure, device-bound cryptographic keys. Unlike passwords, passkeys can’t ...

Microsoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11 passwordless authentication. Passkeys use biometric authentication, such as ...

Windows 11 now has native support for third-party passkey managers. The November 2025 security update is adding this in. This should bring an end to the disjointed feeling that Passkeys used to have ...