For modern IT or Internet users, logging in to a website or app using a password is all too familiar. Increasingly, however, passwords create security concerns as they can be easily cracked or stolen. This is where passwordless authentication provides a more secure and convenient alternative.

“Password fatigue is real. Users demand faster, frictionless ways to authenticate without remembering complex strings,” said Edwardcher Monreal, Principal Solutions Architect for IAM Consumer Authentication Solutions at HID.


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CNET: Facebook now lets you lock down logins with a key

CNET reports that social media giant Facebook is now enabling users to lock down their…

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Ars Technica: Now there’s a better way to prevent Facebook account takeovers

Facebook is joining a handful of online services—including Google, Dropbox, GitHub, and Salesforce—in supporting security…

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American Banker: Why banks should consider taking a page from Facebook on security keys

American Banker poses the question, “If Facebook brings physical security keys using FIDO authentication to…

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