FIDO Alliance Advances Passkey Portability With New Draft Specifications

The new standards aim to enhance security and user convenience by enabling seamless transfer of passkeys across platforms and password managers.

Passkeys, a secure alternative to passwords, use public key cryptography for authentication and are gaining traction across major tech platforms.
The FIDO Alliance has introduced draft specifications, Credential Exchange Protocol (CXP) and Credential Exchange Format (CXF), to standardize passkey transfer.
These specifications will allow users to move passkeys securely between different password managers and devices, addressing current limitations of vendor lock-in.
Key industry players like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and several password manager companies have collaborated on these specifications.
While the drafts are open for community review, the final standards will need to be adopted by credential providers before implementation.