02 Leona Lassak - Mitigating users misconceptions about FIDO2 biometrics
Channel: Per Thorsheim
Date: 2021-11-22

FIDO2's WebAuthn protocol lets users sign into websites by authenticating locally with their device's unlock mechanism (i.e. their PIN or biometric recognition). In this talk, we characterize misconceptions about WebAuthn with biometric authentication and present ways to mitigate those using notifications during login. We identify directions for increasing the adoption of biometric WebAuthn by highlighting how easy and fast the sign in is and that the biometric data never leaves the user's device.
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Leona is a first year PhD student from Ruhr University in Bochum working at the Mobile Security Group. She holds a master's degree in IT Security and also has an academic background in Psychology. As a PhD student she is part of the interdisciplinary SecHuman Forschungskolleg which brings together IT Security and Social Sciences. Her research interests surround Usable Security and Privacy, specifically authentication.

Twitter: @Leochrima