FIDO2 vs OAuth

Developers should learn and implement FIDO2 to enhance security in applications by eliminating passwords, which are vulnerable to breaches and phishing meets developers should learn oauth when building applications that need to integrate with external services (e. Here's our take.

FIDO2

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and implement FIDO2 to enhance security in applications by eliminating passwords, which are vulnerable to breaches and phishing

Pros

• It is particularly useful for high-security environments like banking, healthcare, and enterprise systems, as well as consumer-facing services seeking to improve user experience with biometric or hardware-based logins
• Related to: webauthn, public-key-cryptography

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

OAuth

Developers should learn OAuth when building applications that need to integrate with external services (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: openid-connect, jwt

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use FIDO2 if: You want it is particularly useful for high-security environments like banking, healthcare, and enterprise systems, as well as consumer-facing services seeking to improve user experience with biometric or hardware-based logins and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use OAuth if: You prioritize g over what FIDO2 offers.

The Bottom Line

FIDO2 wins

Developers should learn and implement FIDO2 to enhance security in applications by eliminating passwords, which are vulnerable to breaches and phishing