Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security


Sophisticated attackers can crack a word of eight characters or fewer within minutes or even seconds.— Pixabay

PARIS: Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method – but also running into public hesitancy.

"The password era is ending," two senior figures at Microsoft wrote in a July blog post.

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