When comparing Passage vs FIDO, the Slant community recommends Passage for most people. In the question“What are the best password killers?” Passage is ranked 1st while FIDO is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Passage is:
Avoiding a keyboard means no long complicated pass-phrases that need to be typed out, and no biometrics which are easy to fake and hard to replace.
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Pros
Pro No keyboards to log in
Avoiding a keyboard means no long complicated pass-phrases that need to be typed out, and no biometrics which are easy to fake and hard to replace.
Pro Several authentication strategies
FIDO develops and supports not only fingerprint scanners but also iris scanners and any other biometric methods.
Pro Supported by Windows 10
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 devices will be supporting FIDO for their authentication.
Cons
Con Not safe
Using pictures instead of passwords for authentication can be pretty unsafe sometimes. Pictures are easier to be found than written passwords.
Con Users may find fingerprint or iris scanners a breach of their privacy
There have been various complaints when Apple or Samsung released their mobile devices with fingerprint scanners. Especially now that many companies have been discovered that have not been trustworthy with their users data and have been releasing said data to third parties without permission. This can make future users hesitant to use this technology.