Passwordless Sign-on is here !
Forget passwords, go passwordless
No need to create, store or remember passwords. Sign in with one look or tap! Who's in? I know I am 🙋♀️
Passwordless authentication is a form of MFA (multifactor authentication) used to replace passwords with secure alternatives. It requires two or more verification factors to sign in securely - such as a fingerprint scan, iris scan, or facial recognition, or a PIN that’s locked and secured on the device.
No Passwords, are you mad?
Well we say it's passwordless, but you still need a unique strong password set up initially (see the linked article How strong are your passwords?) but once you have that you are all set.
It may sound counterintuitive, but not having a password is actually more secure. It also brings a host of benefits, ok most of these are for the IT Department (compliance, reduction in IT tickets, higher levels of security to name a few), but still - there are benefits to you as well. You can log on quicker and spend less time talking to IT about resetting your password allowing you to be more productive. You're also less likely to be caught in a phishing scam.