Say Goodbye to Passwords and Hello to WebAuthn

# The Session

Identifying ourselves to access social media, banking details, and every aspect of our online life is something we do potentially dozens of times a day.

But as the nearly ten billion leaked account details documented by "';--have i been pwned?" attest, this process has a fatal weakness – passwords.

The Web Authentication API (or WebAuthn) is a standard from the W3C and FIDO that "allows servers to register and authenticate users using public-key cryptography instead of a password". WebAuthn is part of a set of standards that enable passwordless authentication between servers, browsers, and authenticators. It's supported in all modern browsers.

This presentation will outline how the technologies work, and how you can take advantage of them today to create a far more secure experience for your users.

# About Ben Dechrai

Ben Dechrai is a technologist with a strong focus on security and privacy. At 11 years old he wrote software to stop his parents from breaking the family PC, and now he works as a developer advocate for Auth0. He enjoys helping developers find the joy of problem solving and experimentation, and can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @bendechrai.

# Live Event Details

We're pleased to be able to live stream this event to allow the other NZ .NET groups to attend. We'll also endeavour to record the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87915110248?pwd=YkdPUDFxZUNYYWRNR0JkK1VrR3VhUT09

Meeting ID: 879 1511 0248
Passcode: 284799

# Check out Ben's other events

OWASP NZ: https://www.meetup.com/OWASP-New-Zealand-Chapter-Auckland/events/276956115/

Azure Lunchtime: https://www.meetup.com/Auckland-Azure-Lunchtime-Meetup/events/278862403/

This is an event being organised and run by the AKL .Net User Group - full link here: https://www.meetup.com/AKL-NET/events/279007593/

Well done Marcus for organising! You're a legend!