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I know that Google's Firebase/Firestore platform supports multiple authentication methods/backends, but I'm not currently seeing any option for Fido2 or WebAuthn for Firebase Authentication. Does anyone know if Google has a timeline to release support for Fido2 on their Firebase development platform? Or if it's already available, and I'm just missing something.
I am currently only on the Spark FREE plan, so I don't know if that is a problem.
Any insight or assistance would be much appreciated.
Cheers!
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Android users can now use their phones to log into their Google accounts on Windows, Chrome OS or macOS devices with phishing-resistant FIDO Authentication. Google's Android platform was FIDO2 Certified in February. This is a significant first in the world of FIDO.
FIDO2 enables users to leverage common devices to easily authenticate to online services in both mobile and desktop environments. The FIDO2 specifications are the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification and FIDO Alliance's corresponding Client-to-Authenticator Protocol (CTAP).
The FIDO2 API allows Android applications to create and use strong, attested public key- based credentials for the purpose of authenticating users.
FIDO2 stands for Fast Identity Online 2 and is also referred to as “The New Passwordless Standard.” The original FIDO was created by the FIDO Alliance to require better authentication standards for passwords and logins.
They currently do not support it, and as far as I can tell there's currently no timeline for support. source
Google has recently started using the WebAuthn API for authentication of security keys, but not yet for registration. I would guess that Firebase gets passwordless authentication support around the same time that Google accounts do, but I couldn't say if that's 3 months or 3 years away.
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