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The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over (www.wired.com)

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“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

'Why and when did the simple mechanic of passwords get this difficult?'

When and because people started storing all their intimate personal details on the internet and hackers sought to exploit those details.

Maybe if password requirements weren't stingingly stupid, companies cared more about actual security and not an obstacle course they've gotta send people through to do one thing.

The obstacle course is the security, unfortunately. That's the problem this aims to solve.