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Passwords are only easy if you're using them in an insecure fashion (sharing common passwords across multiple sites). Doing passwords right is actually really,
by Ajedi32 8y ago
Passwords are only easy if you're using them in an insecure fashion (sharing common passwords across multiple sites). Doing passwords right is actually really, really hard without the assistance of an external tool (password manager).
I get what you're saying though. Users are used to passwords, so moving to an alternative means of authentication will introduce a bit of friction. That said, I think that done right WebAuthn will actually be way easier to use than passwords. Users will just be able to sign in to their browser once, then use what is effectively single-sign-on for every site thereafter.
We're still quite a ways away from that point, but that's where we're headed.