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Experts question whether web authentication is sustainable
Original: Does anyone else get the feeling that the way the world authenticates to thousands of services on the Web, and the curre
A cybersecurity commentator is asking whether the way the world authenticates to thousands of online services is sustainable, arguing that current login systems outpace the technical literacy of users across generations. The remark has struck a chord among information security professionals, who regularly point to passwords, phishing, and inconsistent security standards as growing problems. It feeds into a wider debate over passkeys, multi-factor authentication, and how to design account security that ordinary people can actually manage.
Why now: Concerns over passwords, phishing and low digital literacy are resurfacing as the industry pushes passkeys and new authentication standards.
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- Does anyone else get the feeling that the way the world authenticates to thousands of services on the Web, and the current state of technical literacy across a myriad of generations, simply isn't sustainable any more? # infosec # cybersecurity · c0nsid3rate@infosec.exchange · 2
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