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The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 month ago by GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

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[–] Sl00k@programming.dev 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Also the people talking about added complexity? I'm convinced all the complaints are from people who haven't set one up or used one and are immediately writing it off. Adding one is a single click of a button.

Then to sign in I literally just get a thumbprint request on my phone after entering my username. It's far far simpler than passwords and MFA.

[–] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

I'm never using biometrics on any device. Fuck that