New Delhi: Search engine giant Google has announced that users can now verify your identity by using your fingerprint or screen lock instead of a password when visiting certain Google services.
The feature is available on Pixel devices and coming to all Android 7+ devices over the next few days, Google wrote in a blog.
“These enhancements are built using the FIDO2 standards, W3C WebAuthn and FIDO CTAP, and are designed to provide simpler and more secure authentication experiences,” the blog said.
A user only has to register his or her fingerprint with a service once and then the fingerprint will work for both the native application and the web service.
Google has listed out the following prerequisites to try the feature out:
Google has claimed hat the fingerprint is never sent to Google’s servers.
“It is securely stored on your device, and only a cryptographic proof that you’ve correctly scanned it is sent to Google’s servers. This is a fundamental part of the FIDO2 design,” Google said.
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