- From: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:33:13 +0200
- To: public-webauthn-adoption@w3.org
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Sujet : Press release: W3C and Yubico offer first online Web
Authentication course for developers
Amid growing need around the world to modernize authentication and
address phishing and credential theft, W3C and Yubico announced today
the opening of registration for a W3Cx online education course that
teaches developers how to build and incorporate modern authentication
techniques into their web-based applications using W3C’s Web
Authentication (WebAuthn).
W3C and Yubico collaborated to design the Massive Open Online Course
(MOOC) titled “Introduction to Web Authentication” to equip learners
with the knowledge to replace aging password-based credentials with a
secure model that incorporates strong authentication. The course begins
30 November 2021 and is free to learners who can opt-into a paid course
and earn a certificate of completion.
To learn more, the press release is copied as text below and online at:
https://www.w3.org/2021/10/pressrelease-webauthn-mooc.html.en
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[1]W3C [2]Yubico
[1] https://www.w3.org/
[2] https://www.yubico.com/
W3C and Yubico offer first online Web Authentication course for
developers
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[3]Translations | [4]W3C Press Release Archive
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[3] https://www.w3.org/Press/Releases-2021#webauthn-mooc
[4] https://www.w3.org/Press/
[5]webauthn logo
[5] https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-web-authentication
[6]
https://www.w3.org/, and [7]https://www.yubico.com
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October 2021 — Amid growing need around the world to modernize
authentication and address phishing and credential theft, W3C
and Yubico announced today the opening of registration for a
W3Cx online education course that teaches developers how to
build and incorporate modern authentication techniques into
their web-based applications using W3C’s Web Authentication
(WebAuthn).
[6] https://www.w3.org/
[7] https://www.yubico.com/
W3C and Yubico collaborated to design the Massive Open Online
Course (MOOC) titled “[8]Introduction to Web Authentication” to
equip learners with the knowledge to replace aging
password-based credentials with a secure model that
incorporates strong authentication. The course begins 30
November 2021 and is free to learners who can opt-into a paid
course and earn a certificate of completion.
[8] https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-web-authentication
“Yubico is happy to team up with W3C on this MOOC course,” said
Stina Ehrensvard, CEO and co-founder of Yubico. “On our joint
mission to make the internet safer for all, an important step
is to educate developers on modern authentication standards and
tools.”
The three-week online course introduces developers to the
principles of Web Authentication, from the development of the
Application Programming Interface (API), to the terminology and
the technical know-how. The heart of the course teaches
students how to build and deploy their own Web Authentication
server.
Course aimed at raising awareness, boosting adoption
One of the pillars of the Web Authentication API is its design
to eliminate phishing by using public key-based credentials to
protect log-ins and access to Web resources. Credentials
represent the most common initial attack target, and
compromised credentials represent 20% of breaches at an average
cost of $4.37 million per breach, according to [9]IBM’s 2021
Breach Report.
[9] https://www.ibm.com/security/data-breach
“WebAuthn will change the way people access resources on the
web,” said W3C CEO Jeff Jaffe. “With multi-factor solutions
that eliminate a weak link, Web services and businesses adopt
WebAuthn to move beyond vulnerable passwords and improve the
security of online experiences. I am looking forward to more
web developers becoming experts thanks to this course and
implementing the web-wide interoperability guidance of the
standard.”
The W3C’s Web Authentication Working Group [10]advanced to W3C
Recommendation in 2019 the specification “Web Authentication:
An API for Accessing Public Key Credentials Level 1”. The group
completed a second Recommendation version in 2021, and is
currently working on a third update. A W3C Recommendation is an
official web standard.
[10] https://www.w3.org/2019/03/pressrelease-webauthn-rec.html.en
The “Introduction to Web Authentication” course is the seventh
online course available on W3Cx, W3C’s online learning platform
on edX. Since the initial HTML5 online course launched in 2015,
over 1.3M students from around the world have enrolled in a
W3Cx course.
About the World Wide Web Consortium
The mission of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is to lead
the Web to its full potential by creating technical standards
and guidelines to ensure that the Web remains open, accessible,
and interoperable for everyone around the globe. W3C well-known
standards HTML and CSS are the foundational technologies upon
which websites are built. W3C works on ensuring that all
foundational Web technologies meet the needs of civil society,
in areas such as accessibility, internationalization, security,
and privacy. W3C also provides the standards that undergird the
infrastructure for modern businesses leveraging the Web, in
areas such as entertainment, communications, digital
publishing, and financial services. That work is created in the
open, provided for free and under the groundbreaking W3C Patent
Policy.
W3C's vision for "One Web" brings together thousands of
dedicated technologists representing more than 400 [11]Member
organizations and dozens of industry sectors. W3C is jointly
hosted by the [12]MIT Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) in the United States, the
[13]European Research Consortium for Informatics and
Mathematics (ERCIM) headquartered in France, [14]Keio
University in Japan and [15]Beihang University in China. For
more information see [16]
https://www.w3.org/.
[11] https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List
[12] https://www.csail.mit.edu/
[13] https://www.ercim.eu/
[14] https://www.keio.ac.jp/
[15] https://ev.buaa.edu.cn/
[16] https://www.w3.org/
About Yubico
Yubico sets new global standards for simple and secure access
to computers, mobile devices, servers, and internet accounts.
The company’s core invention, the YubiKey, delivers strong
hardware protection, with a simple touch, across any number of
IT systems and online services. The YubiHSM, Yubico’s
ultra-portable hardware security module, protects sensitive
data stored in servers. Yubico is a leading contributor to the
[17]FIDO2, [18]WebAuthn, and [19]FIDO Universal 2nd Factor open
authentication standards, and the company’s technology is
deployed and loved by 9 of the top 10 internet brands and by
millions of users in 160 countries. Founded in 2007, Yubico is
privately held, with offices in Sweden, UK, Germany, USA,
Australia, and Singapore. For more information:
[20]
www.yubico.com
.
[17] https://www.yubico.com/solutions/fido2/
[18] https://www.yubico.com/solutions/webauthn/
[19] https://www.yubico.com/solutions/fido-u2f/
[20] https://www.yubico.com/
End Press Release
W3C Media Contact
Amy van der Hiel, W3C Media Relations Coordinator
<[21]w3t-pr@w3.org>
mailto:w3t-pr@w3.org
+1.617.253.5628 (US, Eastern Time)
Yubico Media Contact
Karin Muskopf, Sr. Director, Global Communications
<[22]karin.muskopf@yubico.com>
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[22] mailto:karin.muskopf@yubico.com
[23]Translations | [24]W3C Press Release Archive
[23] https://www.w3.org/Press/Releases-2021#webauthn-mooc
[24] https://www.w3.org/Press/
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