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Google makes passkeys mandatory for Google Ads API users

5h ago · curated by Catalyst Web Trendz

Google makes passkeys mandatory for Google Ads API users

Google is making passkeys mandatory for users generating new OAuth 2.0 refresh tokens through the Google Ads API, part of a broader push to strengthen account security across Google Ads. The rollout begins on 5th August and will expand to all users over the following weeks. What’s new . Going forward, users following the Google Ads API’s user authentication workflow will be required to authenticate with a passkey when generating new OAuth 2.0 refresh tokens. Once the change takes effect: Passkeys will replace password-only authentication and traditional two-factor methods such as SMS codes and time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) for this…

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