Passkeys and Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDCs) are not competing technologies. They’re complementary tools that, together, help form a stronger, privacy-first digital identity ecosystem. To help clarify this, the FIDO Alliance Government Deployment Working Group has published a white paper on "Passkeys and Verifiable Digital Credentials: A Harmonized Path to Secure Digital Identity", which lays out how organizations can start adopting these technologies today.
By combining VDCs and passkeys in a way that lets them do what they do best (VDCs = verifiable, selective disclosure of identity attributes to prove who you are; passkeys = seamless, phishing-resistant authentication for everyday logins), they enable a secure, interoperable model that balances trust, convenience, and privacy across use cases from onboarding to high-risk transactions.
Check out the excellent work of the many contributors, and join the conversation at this years Authenticate conference
https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys-and-verifiable-digital-credentials-a-harmonized-path-to-secure-digital-identity/
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