And it doesn’t require much more than downloading a dedicated app
Last year, Google made it possible for most Android users to use their phone as a physical security key for their Google accounts. Fast forward a few months and most iPhone users receive the same option.
According to Google’s blog post yesterday, the feature was introduced with an update to the Google Smart Lock app on iOS and is available to all iPhone owners running iOS 10 or newer. The new functionality essentially turns the devices into FIDO2-compliant security keys, allowing authentication into Google accounts on Windows 10, macOS, iOS and Chrome OS devices. It leverages the Secure Enclave, the hardware component of modern Apple devices that protects people’s most sensitive data.
The move has to do with Google’s streamlining of the enrollment process for its Advanced Protection Program (APP), which provides extra protection against phishing and other attacks that prey on login credentials. The program, which once required people to use dedicated hardware security keys, is mainly aimed at high-risk users.
Importantly, however, you needn’t be a business leader, journalist or politician to harden your Google account security. Anyone who uses a newer iPhone (iOS 10 or higher) or Android (7.0 Nougat or higher) ..
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