Apple and Google also pledged to use the FIDO Alliance’s standard for biometric or PIN logins as opposed to passwords.

In a major move, Microsoft yesterday announced making passkeys the default for authentication of all new account users.

This effectively makes passwordless the default for all new accounts, as users will never need to create a password in the first place. Additionally, users who already have a Microsoft account (which will be many) have the option to head into account settings to "delete their password," opting to use passwordless sign-ins instead.