CYBERSECURITY TiP: Have you heard of passwordless authentication?
Published on May 11, 2022
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Good evening WA Friends,
I hope you are doing well. I left my device at home today so I was not able to log into WA until now.
Just a quick post on an initiative to replace the password. There is the FIDO alliance that created a standard to create a simpler, stronger, authentication. The Alliance has the support of the major tech players and they are already implementing this standard into their authenticators now.
If you are interested, the link to the FIDO alliance is here - https://fidoalliance.org/. Information about the new standard - https://fidoalliance.org/fido-authentication/.
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I have seen this movie before but this time it feels different. The password has been the issue with insecure systems from the beginning and will continue to be an issue. Two-factor authentication has helped but that is increasingly being hacked.
The cool aspect of this standard is the authentication is stored on the local device only. That makes it more secure right out of the box. Is it 100% foolproof? Of course not.
It will be interesting how all this plays out and if users will embrace the new log-in process. The fact that you will not have to remember passwords is always a good thing. I can not remember passwords. There are too many to remember.
Take a look and let me know what you think of this.
Cheers,
Keith
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