Why passkeys in the government sector
Passkeys for Government
Eliminate account breaches, simplify citizen access to public services, and meet regulatory compliance with phishing-resistant, passwordless passkey authentication.
NIST & GDPR compliant
Increase digital participation
70% less authentication costs
These government organizations have rolled out passkeys:
Benefits for Government Organizations
Secure Access. Higher Adoption. Lower Costs.
100%
Phishing-resistant MFA
Protect citizen accounts from identity theft and attacks.
50%
Boost Citizen Portal Adoption
Frictionless logins drive engagement with public services.
70%
Reduce Auth Support
Fewer password resets and OTP costs improve efficiency.
VicRoads uses Corbado to offer passkeys to 5 million users
Corbado stands out as a trusted passkey partner meeting our technical, security and customer requirements. Via their enterprise-grade support they provided 24/7 availability, on-site implementation assistance and project management.
Igor Gjorgjioski, Head of Digital Channels & Platform Enablement, VicRoads
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ISO27001
Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2)
GDPR
Dedicated AWS instances
Government Passkey Features
Deploying Passkeys? It takes more than just Code
Discover Corbado’s Government offering that goes far beyond a simple passkey implementation. We assist you with all the tools you need to make your passkey project a success story.
Advanced Analytics & Reporting
Get insights to optimize passkey authentication and flows.
Keep Passwords & Existing Users
Add passkeys to your existing system without any data migration.
Guaranteed Passkey / WebAuthn Conformity
Get continuously the latest WebAuthn and passkey features.
Enterprise Gateway
WebAuthn server, passkey mgmt, IdP / CIAM connector, high availability
Gradual & Managed Rollout
Phased rollout for smooth passkey transitions and user acceptance.
Adoption Accelerator
Tools and strategies to maximize passkey adoption rates among your users.
Login Observability
Ensure your system architecture supports seamless passkey integration.
Management Cockpit
Centralized dashboard for passkey management and monitoring.
Client SDKs
Seamless passkey UX, edge case handling, automated device linking, ready-made UI kits.
Feature Walkthrough
See Corbado's Passkey Solution for Governments in Action
Explore how Corbado seamlessly integrates into existing systems, simplifying deployment and enhancing security at scale.
Live Usage
Get the current number of created and used passkeys
Funnel Analysis
Learn and optimize login paths
Process Search
Understand the specific login path of a user
Gradual Rollout
Roll out passkeys in phases without risk
Passkey Adoption
Get activation and login rates
Passkey Insights
See where your users store their passkeys
Calculate your passkey ROI
Our passkey data lets us project your readiness, activation & login rates. Share your device traffic and login frequency and we’ll project your passkey ROI.
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Build vs. Buy
Higher Passkey Adoption. More Savings.
Corbado helps you achieve high passkey adoption and login rates, realizes maximum cost savings for SMS OTP and handles all the passkey implementation complexities for you.
Corbado Passkeys
DIY Passkeys
Passkey intelligence
Only offer passkey logins to users if passkeys are available
Sophisticated intelligence out-of-the-box
Requires building own logic to manage passkey availability
Implementation effort
Build up WebAuthn know-how, design user flows & integrate into government portals
Low effort, integrates with IAM & e-government services
Significant engineering time to develop WebAuthn expertise & workflows
Tested passkey UI/UX
Create user-friendly passkey flows optimized for public sector users
Optimized for both government employees & citizens
Requires in-house UX design & accessibility testing
Passkey adoption rate
Share of accounts with min. 1 passkey created (3 yrs.)
50-80% passkey adoption rate
5-10% passkey adoption rate
Passkey login rate
Share of passkey logins from accounts that have at least 1 passkey (3 yrs.)
60-90% passkey login rate
5-10% passkey login rate
Multi-environment authentication
Seamless authentication across government IT, cloud, and on-premise services
Passkeys work across web portals, cloud services & secure workstations
Requires custom development for integration across environments
Regulatory compliance
Compliance with NIST 800-63B, FIPS 140-2, GDPR & CISA Zero Trust
Pre-built support for government security frameworks
Requires in-house compliance adjustments & security audits
SMS OTP cost savings
How much SMS OTP savings can be achieved by passkey usage
60-90% SMS OTP cost reduction + fewer password reset calls
5-10% savings possible
See the full list how Corbado helps you achieve high passkey adoption, passkey login rates and high SMS cost savings in our full Build vs Buy Passkey Guide.
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Connects to your IdP / CIAM
10x higher passkey adoption
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