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Google Determines that FIDO U2F Security Keys Improve Security

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Sean Michael Kerner
Dec 7, 2016

In a new two-year research study, Google researchers have concluded that the use of the FIDO Alliances’ Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) standard, as part of the Google Security Keys initiative, has had positive security results. The new study comes as FIDO is preparing to update its standards for 2017.
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