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author: aabhathipsay author: aabhathipsay
ms.author: aathipsa ms.author: aathipsa
ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.date: 02/14/2019 ms.date: 02/15/2019
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# WebAuthn APIs for password-less authentication on Windows 10 # WebAuthn APIs for password-less authentication on Windows 10
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### Passwords leave your customers vulnerable. With the new WebAuthn APIs, your sites and apps can leverage password-less authentication. ### Passwords leave your customers vulnerable. With the new WebAuthn APIs, your sites and apps can leverage password-less authentication.
Microsoft has long been a proponent to do away with passwords. Microsoft has long been a proponent to do away with passwords.
Today we're excited to introduce you to the latest Windows 10 (version 1903) W3C/FIDO2 Win32 WebAuthn platform APIs! While working towards that goal, we'd like to introduce you to the latest Windows 10 (version 1903) W3C/FIDO2 Win32 WebAuthn platform APIs!
These APIs allow Microsoft developer partners and the developer community to leverage Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys These APIs allow Microsoft developer partners and the developer community to leverage Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys
as a password-less authentication mechanism for their applications on Windows 10 devices. as a password-less authentication mechanism for their applications on Windows 10 devices.
#### What does this mean? #### What does this mean?
This opens opportunities for developers or relying parties (RPs) to enable password-less authentication. This opens opportunities for developers or relying parties (RPs) to enable password-less authentication.
They can now leverage [Windows Hello](https://aka.ms/whfb) or [FIDO2 Security Keys](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/microsoft-compatible-security-key) They can now leverage [Windows Hello](https://aka.ms/whfb) or [FIDO2 Security Keys](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/microsoft-compatible-security-key)
as a password-less multi-factor credential for authentication. as a password-less multi-factor credential for authentication.
<br> <br>
Users of these sites can use any browser that supports WebAuthn Windows 10 APIs for password-less authentication Users of these sites can use any browser that supports WebAuthn Windows 10 APIs for password-less authentication
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and latest versions of other browsers. and latest versions of other browsers.
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Developers of FIDO2 authentication keys should use the new Windows 10 APIs, to enable these scenarios in a consistent way for users. Developers of FIDO2 authentication keys should use the new Windows 10 APIs, to enable these scenarios in a consistent way for users.
Moreover, this enables the use off all the transports available per FIDO2 specifications - USB, NFC and BLE Moreover, this enables the use of all the transports available per FIDO2 specifications - USB, NFC and BLE
without having to deal with the interaction and management overhead. without having to deal with the interaction and management overhead.
This also implies browsers or apps on Windows 10 will no longer have direct access to above transports for FIDO related messaging. This also implies browsers or apps on Windows 10 will no longer have direct access to above transports for FIDO related messaging.