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Germany Moves Government Services to Passkeys

Germany announced a program to replace passwords for government services with passkeys, aligning with WebAuthn standards to improve security and usability.

2025-10-02CC-BY-4.0policyfido2webauthn

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Key Facts

  • Government accounts to support passwordless login
  • Built on WebAuthn/FIDO2 platform authenticators
  • Part of a broader digital identity modernization agenda

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Passkeys bind accounts to device-based cryptographic keys, reducing credential phishing and reuse while keeping login flows simple for end users.

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