A world without passwords: What Big Tech's switch to Fido 2 means


ILLUSTRATION - Passwords could soon be a thing of the past. Tech giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft want to establish password-free logins in 2023, something they say will be not only more convenient, but also more secure. How will it work? — Photo: Uwe Umstätter/Westend61/dpa

BERLIN: It’s impossible to remember all the passwords needed for different internet services. That’s where a password manager comes in useful but that too needs a password. And no matter how good a password is, it can always be stolen.

Logging in using two steps (two-factor authentication/2FA), in which a second factor, such as an app-generated code, is checked in addition to the password increases security, but does not make logging in any less complicated.

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