Ledger Hardware Wallet Integrates U2F Authentication
Update: This article was based on Ledger's post on Medium.com, which insinuates that Ledger will integrate full FIDO features. We've been told that this is not true, however. Ledger says they will add U2F authentication, but not biometric. We apologize for the error. The next generation of Ledger, a smartchip-based Bitcoin hardware wallet similar to Trezor, will be compatible with the authentication features of Fido Alliance – namely external dongles and fingerprint readers. Ledger says they will employ Fido Alliance's Second Factor (U2F) and Passwordless (UAF) authentication types. “[It]....
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