Nationwide stated that any future changes to its security measures would be clearly communicated in advance, but declined to provide a timeline or further details. The NCSC said: "The digital industry is moving rapidly towards offering passwordless authentication for logging into online services and accounts, and many major platforms already support it. The NCSC supports the public adoption of passkeys and recommends using passkeys over passwords wherever available." Unanswered questions remain, including when Nationwide might introduce passkeys and why it has not done so despite the NCSC's guidance.
Nationwide Building Society shuns passkey security recommendation
Key Points
- Nationwide has not adopted passkeys for account security.
- The NCSC recommends passkeys over passwords.
- Nationwide promises to communicate any future changes but offers no timeline.
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