On May 1, 2025, the world celebrates the very first World Passkey Day – a global initiative led by the FIDO Alliance to promote the adoption of passkeys and accelerate the shift toward a safer, passwordless internet. As part of this movement, we at Corbado have proudly signed the Passkey Pledge, joining forces with other technology leaders to help make passwords a thing of the past.

In this blog post, we’ll answer some of the most common questions:

• What is the Passkey Pledge and what does it aim to achieve?

• Who else has joined the pledge and why are they supporting it?

• Why should you or your organization consider contributing to this effort?

We’ll explore all of this and more, including why passkeys are such a game changer for online authentication and what makes them better than traditional login methods.

Let’s dive in.

The Passkey Pledge is a public commitment organized by the FIDO Alliance, encouraging individuals and organizations to accelerate the adoption of passkeys as a secure, phishing-resistant alternative to passwords.

By signing the pledge, companies signal their intent to:

• Support passkeys as a modern login standard

• Replace passwords with safer, user-friendly authentication methods

• Educate users and stakeholders about the benefits of passwordless sign-ins

This initiative is part of a broader push by the FIDO Alliance to mark World Passkey Day (May 1, 2025) – a moment to rally the tech community around one shared goal: making passwords obsolete.

The pledge is open to:

• Enterprises implementing passkeys in their products

• Developers building passkey support into apps or platforms

• Security leaders advocating for stronger authentication

• Anyone who believes in a safer digital future

It’s not just symbolic, it’s a signal that the industry is moving, together, toward a passwordless world.

You can explore the full pledge and join the movement here: fidoalliance.org/passkeypledge

Passwords have been the default login method for decades, but they’ve failed us time and again. From phishing attacks to credential stuffing, passwords are the root cause of over 80% of data breaches, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

Passkeys offer a fundamentally better way to authenticate:

• They’re phishing-resistant

• They don’t rely on shared secrets

• They leverage biometrics and device-based cryptography

• They work across platforms, browsers, and ecosystems

But why should we care about passkeys now?

Because we’ve reached a tipping point.

With support from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and other key players, passkeys are no longer experimental, they’re being adopted at scale. The Passkey Pledge reflects this momentum: the more developers, companies and platforms that join, the faster we move toward a truly passwordless internet.

At Corbado, we believe:

• Security shouldn’t come at the cost of user experience

• Enterprises need scalable, future-proof login solutions

• End users deserve simple, secure and seamless sign-ins

The Passkey Pledge is more than a message – it’s a movement. And it’s one we’re excited to be part of.

At Corbado, we exist to make passkeys accessible: not just for Big Tech, but for every company with user accounts.

We support the Passkey Pledge because it aligns perfectly with our mission: To help developers and enterprises adopt passkeys quickly, securely, and without complexity. Here’s why this matters to us:

We’ve built our platform on FIDO and WebAuthn, because we believe the future of authentication should be interoperable, privacy-first and independent of any one ecosystem.

Corbado enables companies to roll out passkeys in record time – without breaking their existing login flows, migrating users or rewriting everything from scratch.
Whether you’re running a banking app, an e-commerce platform or a public sector service, we provide:

• A plug-in solution for passkey integration

• Enterprise-grade scalability

• The highest passkey adoption rates in the industry

With clients like VicRoads, we’ve already helped large-scale systems go passwordless and improving user experience and security at once. Signing the Passkey Pledge is our way of saying:

We’re not just building for a passwordless future. We’re helping shape it.

Signing the Passkey Pledge is just one part of our commitment. At Corbado, we’re actively working every day to make passkeys usable and scalable, especially for large B2C platforms and regulated industries. Here’s how we’re contributing to the passwordless movement:

We provide a developer-friendly SaaS platform that integrates seamlessly into existing login flows, where no user migration is required. Our solution includes:

• SDKs and APIs for passkey registration, authentication and lifecycle management

• Enterprise features like audit logs, analytics, fallback methods and multi-device support

• End-user UX optimizations for maximum adoption, even among non-technical users

We’re actively sharing our knowledge through:

• Blog posts, whitepapers and webinars

• Case studies with real-world results

• Talks and panels in the FIDO and cybersecurity community

We actively collaborate with enterprises that want to lead the way toward passwordless authentication. Whether it's through direct technical integration, UX consultation or strategy discussions, we're supporting companies across industries as they explore or roll out passkey solutions.

From banks to government agencies to digital platforms – we help teams understand what's possible, what's required and how to make passkeys work within their existing systems.

Our mission is to make passkeys the default login method for consumers, while keeping things simple and scalable for product teams, security leaders, and developers.

The Passkey Pledge gives this movement a name and a shared direction. We're proud to support it and even prouder to empower the people building it!

The shift to passkeys isn’t just a technical upgrade, it’s a collective mindset shift toward better, safer and more user-friendly authentication.

By signing the Passkey Pledge, you’re not only showing your support for modern login standards, you’re joining a growing ecosystem of developers, product teams and enterprises who believe in a passwordless future.

Here's how you can get involved:

• Sign the pledge and share your commitment publicly

• Start experimenting with passkey implementations in your product

• Talk to your security or product team about where passkeys could reduce friction and risk

• Reach out to us at Corbado, if you want help making passkeys a reality for your users

Together, we can build a web that’s more secure by design and finally say goodbye to passwords for good.

World Passkey Day is more than a one-day campaign: it's a signal that the industry is ready to move beyond passwords. With open standards like FIDO and WebAuthn, the tools and technology are here. Now it’s about action.

At Corbado, we’re all-in on passkeys. Not just because they’re more secure, but because they make life easier (for users, for developers and for businesses). The Passkey Pledge is a step toward accelerating that future and we're proud to be part of it.

If you're building login systems, shaping authentication strategies or just curious about what a passwordless future looks like, now is the time to get involved. Get in touch with us for a consultation and let’s shape the passwordless future together.