Thus, hackers will need access to the physical device to get into the system and gain access.
Tech giants – Apple, Google and Microsoft plan to expand support for password -free login on gadgets – smartphones, PCs and browsers. So, in 2023 they intend to remove passwords, TechCrunch wrote.
It has been noticed that traditional passwords are not a reliable form of protection. Verizon’s annual Data Breach Report states that weak, easy -to -guess passwords are responsible for more than 80% of all data breaches.
“The tech giants have announced that they are expanding support for the password-free login standard from the FIDO Alliance and World Wide Web Consortium. This means that your smartphone will soon be available to log in to an application or website. , regardless of operating system or browser, “it said. in the message.
To do this, you just need to unlock the gadget, which can be done using the fingerprint, face scan or PIN of the device.
In addition, users will be able to automatically access their FiDO login credentials (access keys) on multiple devices, including new ones. In this case, you do not have to re -enter each account.
“Next year, the three tech giants will implement passwordless login standards on macOS and Safari; Android and Chrome; and Windows and Edge. This means users will be able to log in to a Google Chrome browser account running on a Microsoft Windows computer with essential access to an Apple device, ”the media wrote.
Remember that the password 123456 is used by over 2.5 million people. It has appeared in documents leaked online by hackers more than 23 million times.
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