Abstract: Provided is passwordless user registration process in which a user initially registers a device or a network of trusted devices rather than submitting a password. Thus, example embodiments are directed to a truly passwordless user account across all devices. In one example, a method may include receiving a registration request of an unregistered user from an authentication device, the registration request comprising a user identifier and a device credential obtained by the authentication device, performing a passwordless registration of the unregistered user with an application, wherein the performing comprises registering the unregistered user as a passwordless user with passwordless access to the application and registering the authentication device as a first trusted device of the passwordless user, and transmitting a notification to the authentication device indicating successful passwordless registration.

Abstract: Provided is passwordless user registration process in which a user initially registers a device or a network of trusted devices rather than submitting a password. Thus, example embodiments are directed to a truly passwordless user account across all devices. In one example, a method may include receiving a registration request of an unregistered user from an authentication device, the registration request comprising a user identifier and a device credential obtained by the authentication device, performing a passwordless registration of the unregistered user with an application, wherein the performing comprises registering the unregistered user as a passwordless user with passwordless access to the application and registering the authentication device as a first trusted device of the passwordless user, and transmitting a notification to the authentication device indicating successful passwordless registration.