SC Magazine has a guest blog from me on passwordless authentication, and the importance of addressing usability, manageability, and defensibility.
Change happens at an uneven pace. Take the latest smartphone. The camera still has a lovely shutter click, though digital cameras have long since surpassed shutter cameras. The QWERTY keyboard was designed to solve the problem of jamming in 19th century typewriters. And yes, to open apps and websites alike, we’re still using an idea conceived of 60 years ago for mainframes: the password.
We cling to the password. It’s security’s first, and sometimes disastrously, last line of defense. As surely as we know the camera doesn’t have to click, we know the password can be replaced by stronger factors. In fact, with adaptive and contextual controls, replacing the password means greater security and user experience benefits.
What’s holding us back from moving forward with passwordless?
Read the full article here: Three ways we can move the industry to passwordless authentication
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