The German startup launches the first completely passwordless and ready-to-use solution tailored to startups and project teams for identity and access management based on FIDO2 & WebAuthn.

Today, Hanko.io launches its latest product Hanko Identity and with it the first Identity- and Access Management (IAM) solution in the world to easily make use of the WebAuthn technology standard and offer password-free and secure user onboarding and login. All login methods available in the Hanko Identity platform, work without passwords and support a wide range of use cases from a simple end-user login, e.g. at a customer portal, to highly secure and regulated 2-factor scenarios in banking or healthcare.

After deploying their powerful FIDO Authentication API in early 2020, the startup worked hard to fulfill its mission to enable developers and tech teams to implement and run strong passwordless authentication without much hassle even further. Hanko Identity is particularly easy to implement in a company's own technology stack, while still being highly customizable through its white-label capabilities.

The core of Hanko’s technology is FIDO2 and WebAuthn. Whereas traditional IAM providers use WebAuthn only as a supplement to passwords and conventional 2FA methods, Hanko's passwordless WebAuthn implementation acts as the base technology. WebAuthn is already supported on all end user devices running Windows 10/11, Android, and on almost all Apple devices. The next step is for app and website providers to make the process usable for their users. Hanko now offers the complete solution for this.

Almost every new software project, either in startups or large companies, involves the development of a user login and registration processes. This is where Hanko comes in and supports software developers with the necessary infrastructure so they can start developing the actual application faster. At the same time, a completely password-free login solves all the problems associated with passwords. Tech teams won’t have to deal with forgotten passwords, phishing attacks and compromise of user data through server hacks including the associated image damage.

Felix Magedanz, CEO and founder of Hanko: "In the past, developers often struggled to create great user logins. Especially if based on passwords, which still is the most common auth method on the market. The integration of two-factor authentication or biometrics on top of passwords can complicate the user experience and is often a more extensive software project that will cost time and, therefore, a lot of money. We are happy that with Hanko Identity, we managed to build a solution that eliminates all these problems. The perfect starter package for any software project with user login.”
About Hanko:
Hanko.io is a plug-and-play solution for developers and tech teams to implement passwordless Identity and Access Management (IAM). Since founding the company in 2018, Hanko's mission has been to enable frictionless authentication for everyone and to deliver a straightforward solution for startups and tech teams working on new products that need a login. Hanko's approach to this is simple and equally disruptive, as all use cases are implemented without passwords at all, while still providing the highest security and ease of use available today.

Hanko is a member of the international FIDO Alliance for passwordless authentication and the first provider of a certified FIDO solution in Europe. The startup’s solutions are aimed in particular at software developers. Its customers include international software and cloud providers, the public sector, and companies in the financial and healthcare sectors.

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