The Passwordless Alliance
Leading a global movement to eliminate password-based authentication — in collaboration with users, online services, government agencies, and technology companies.
Visit passwordlessalliance.orgWhy passwords must go
Traditional password-based authentication creates fundamental problems for both users and services.
User Burden
Users must remember and manage credentials across dozens of services — creating fatigue, reuse, and vulnerability to phishing and pharming attacks.
Misplaced Responsibility
Current systems shift authentication responsibility to users rather than having services verify themselves. The burden is on the wrong side.
Hardware Costs
Conventional biometric authentication requires expensive sensors on each individual device — limiting accessibility and increasing deployment costs.
Passwordless X1280
The Alliance distributes Passwordless X1280 software — based on the ITU X.1280 international standard — free to all B2C online services globally.
Automatic Password Generation
Services generate one-time passwords automatically — users never create, remember, or type a password again.
Out-of-Band Biometric Auth
Authentication happens on your mobile device through biometrics — independent of the device you're logging in from. No per-device sensors needed.
Mutual Authentication
Users can verify the identity of online services, not just the other way around. True two-way trust eliminates phishing at the protocol level.
Free for B2C Services
The Passwordless X1280 software is distributed at no cost to consumer-facing online services worldwide — lowering the barrier to adoption.
Join the Alliance
The Passwordless Alliance brings together three categories of members working toward a password-free future.
Service Members
B2C online services that deploy Passwordless X1280 to protect their users with passwordless login.
Trust Members
Organizations — including government agencies, associations, and educational institutions — that support and promote the passwordless mission.
Tech Members
Technology partners and development companies that contribute to building and integrating passwordless solutions.
Real-world adoption
The Alliance showcased success stories from multiple continents at WSIS 2025, demonstrating how passwordless technology enhances both security and user convenience.
Ecuador
Government services adoption, bringing passwordless authentication to citizens accessing public platforms.
France
Enterprise and identity verification deployments leveraging the partnership between European and Korean technology.
South Korea
Leading market adoption with DualAuth's Passwordless X1280 platform deployed across consumer and enterprise services.
Built on ITU X.1280
Passwordless X1280 is grounded in the ITU-T X.1280 international standard, providing a trusted, interoperable framework for passwordless authentication worldwide. This isn't a proprietary protocol — it's an open, standards-based approach recognized by the International Telecommunication Union.
Be part of the passwordless future
Join the Alliance or explore how Passwordless X1280 works with our live demo.