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NEW TECH: ‘Passwordless authentication’ takes us closer to eliminating passwords as the weak link

The Last Watchdog

Related: The Internet of Things is just getting started The technology to get rid of passwords is readily available; advances in hardware token and biometric authenticators continue apace. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether? Passwords may have been very effective securing Roman roads.

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The Stealthy Success of Passkeys

IT Security Guru

As a guest on the recent episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast , he mentioned that over 13 billion user accounts already have the option of using a passkey instead of a password – and the technology has already been adopted and deployed by consumer services and enterprises alike.

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