Rew is Director of Product Engineering and Innovation at Dashlane and FIDO Alliance member, with over 20 years of software development experience. Having spent much of the last 10 years at Dashlane focusing on their mobile apps, he currently leads projects on passwordless and phishing-resistant authentication. Rew hails from Brick Lane in the East End of London and is now based in Paris, France.
Pondering Portable Passwordless Passkeys in 2025 – Rew Islam – ESW #387
In this segment, we discuss two new FIDO Alliance standards focused on credential portability. Specifically, if passwordless is going to catch on, we need to minimize friction and maximize usability. In practice, this means that passkeys must be portable! Rew Islam of Dashlane joins us to discuss the new standards and how they’ll help us enter a new age of secure authentication, both for consumers and the enterprise. Segment Resources: Elevating Passwordless Security With AWS Nitro, Synced Passkeys Will Be Portable, FIDO Alliance Publishes New Specifications to Promote User Choice and Enhanced UX for Passkeys.
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In this segment, we discuss two new FIDO Alliance standards focused on credential portability. Specifically, if passwordless is going to catch on, we need to minimize friction and maximize usability. In practice, this means that passkeys must be portable!Rew Islam of Dashlane joins us to discuss the new standards and how they'll help us enter a new age of secure authentication, both for consumers and the enterprise.Segment Resources:
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