The password is the simplest and most straightforward method of authenticating a user. Yes, you could go with a physical key (Near Field, USB, card, etc), thum

The password is the simplest and most straightforward method of authenticating a user. Yes, you could go with a physical key (Near Field, USB, card, etc), thumbprint, eye-scan, or voice but all of those have their failings as well. How many stations have thumbprint scanners? My laptop does but I'm the only one I know and it is more a PITA. How many have cameras for facial recognition or eye scanning? Not mine. How would you access the site when you don't have your physical key on you? Couldn't your voice be just as easily hacked? There is no better security for common use than the password... and it is just as effective as anything else with the added benefit of being universally applied if it is a decent one.