"Password killer" solutions aren't widely adopted because of usability reasons - even though they may be technically inferior, everyone understands passwords
I mean it's somewhat pedantic to say that secondary auth systems like facial recognition aren't replacing passwords because there's still a password that exists behind the auth system. Otherwise...
I mean it's somewhat pedantic to say that secondary auth systems like facial recognition aren't replacing passwords because there's still a password that exists behind the auth system.
Otherwise this is spot on - it's very hard to replace something that's been entrenched for so long, especially if it's easily understood by all parties.
I think kind of a genius way to sidestep this whole problem was the introduction of logging in with your gmail account. Completely a password killer, reduces the 'friction' to signing up — only...
I think kind of a genius way to sidestep this whole problem was the introduction of logging in with your gmail account. Completely a password killer, reduces the 'friction' to signing up — only then google has their fingers all over everything you do online.
In a similar vein using an email-address as a username for logging-on is kind of a brilliant move, so surprised it didn't happen sooner, especially for sites that require an email to make an account.
I think Medium does this. I personally dislike it, as it requires you to be logged into your email. If I have to spend 15 seconds waiting for the new Gmail interface to load and temporarily lag...
using an email-address as a username for logging-on
I think Medium does this. I personally dislike it, as it requires you to be logged into your email. If I have to spend 15 seconds waiting for the new Gmail interface to load and temporarily lag Chrome (and go through the 2FA screen if I haven't signed in through this computer before), I'd rather just type a password in (or better yet, have my password manager fill that in for me). I wouldn't mind entering my email and then pressing my U2F token, though.
Hint: You can add /h to the end of gmail url to force old interface. It loads in split second and works flawlessly. I don't know if it works with chrome, but with firefox, I created bookmark to...
Hint: You can add /h to the end of gmail url to force old interface. It loads in split second and works flawlessly.
I don't know if it works with chrome, but with firefox, I created bookmark to the old gmail interface and added hotkey gm. So when I type gm in the url bar and press enter, I'm immediately send to the old gmail interface.
I mean it's somewhat pedantic to say that secondary auth systems like facial recognition aren't replacing passwords because there's still a password that exists behind the auth system.
Otherwise this is spot on - it's very hard to replace something that's been entrenched for so long, especially if it's easily understood by all parties.
I think kind of a genius way to sidestep this whole problem was the introduction of logging in with your gmail account. Completely a password killer, reduces the 'friction' to signing up — only then google has their fingers all over everything you do online.
In a similar vein using an email-address as a username for logging-on is kind of a brilliant move, so surprised it didn't happen sooner, especially for sites that require an email to make an account.
I think Medium does this. I personally dislike it, as it requires you to be logged into your email. If I have to spend 15 seconds waiting for the new Gmail interface to load and temporarily lag Chrome (and go through the 2FA screen if I haven't signed in through this computer before), I'd rather just type a password in (or better yet, have my password manager fill that in for me). I wouldn't mind entering my email and then pressing my U2F token, though.
Hint: You can add
/hto the end of gmail url to force old interface. It loads in split second and works flawlessly.I don't know if it works with chrome, but with firefox, I created bookmark to the old gmail interface and added hotkey
gm. So when I typegmin the url bar and press enter, I'm immediately send to the old gmail interface.