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EP_4206.01.2022

Frédéric Rivain // CTO at Dashlane

Frédéric Rivain · CTO, Dashlane
Frédéric Rivain // CTO at Dashlane

I spoke with Frédéric Rivain, CTO at Dashlane, a password management 🔐 solution.  Learn about the future of passwords, why they are focussing on browsers instead of platforms, and how ‘half-baked agile’ works at Dashlane. 

Listen to find out:

  • Why they are moving towards browser-centric delivery (away from OS 🖥️) 
  • The impact of Manifest Version 3 on the extensions 🧩 community.
  • Why the future🔮 won’t be entirely passwordless
  • How they minimize the impact of breaches with their zero-knowledge📦 approach to engineering
  • + How they structure their teams👥, processes📕 and OKRs ✔️ at Dashlane. 

Mentioned on air.

  • Manifesto Version 3 — Dashlane and other Chrome extension developers are working hard to refactor their code to adapt to Google's new MV3.Standard or Protocol
  • FIDO Alliance — The FIDO Alliance is trying to standardize protocols around authenticationStandard or Protocol
  • WebAuthn — How the W3C is standardizing identity. Standard or Protocol
  • The Dashlane Triple Track: Looking for the Right Organization — This video was recommended by host Tobias Schlottke in the discussion about 'half-baked agility'.Video

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