Re: Question about FIDO data [Was: Agenda 2021-01-25]

Thank you, Andrew!

Ian

> On Feb 2, 2021, at 4:38 PM, Andrew Shikiar <andrew@fidoalliance.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ian --
> 
> They're actually adjacent statements - and they don't address the number of *users* (but rather devices and browsers).
> 
> 4.6B = devices with native platform authenticator capabilities, which includes the Android 7+ and Windows Hello authenticators (both of which are FIDO Certified irrespective of browser), and also the iOS/MacOS devices that can support Safari 14.  The caveat on this figure is that these are best *estimates* - but in general are very conservative.  Again, this is a device figure and not a user figure..  e.g., within arm's reach right now I have 5 such devices.
> 
> 86% of browsers is from https://caniuse.com/?search=webauthn
> 
> -Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:44 AM
> To: Andrew Shikiar <andrew@fidoalliance.org>
> Cc: public-webauthn-adoption@w3.org
> Subject: Question about FIDO data [Was: Agenda 2021-01-25]
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Thank you for providing this information. I would love to be able to tell people:
> 
> “N people today have a browser on their device that supports Web Authentication and an authenticator built into that device.”
> 
> It seems like you saying that N=4.6B, and that this makes up 86% of all Internet users. Is that a correct interpretation of your numbers?

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