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> I Hate Password Rules I hate passwords altogether. In this day and age, nearly all instances of password usage can be replaced by public key cryptography fo
by enriquto 5y ago
> I Hate Password Rules
I hate passwords altogether.
In this day and age, nearly all instances of password usage can be replaced by public key cryptography for a vastly improved user experience. And, of course, for a net gain in security.
- Zamicol 5y agoDo you have any examples of this in the wild?
- enriquto 5y agossh? Why can I connect to a remote server without using any password, but still need one to read the mail?
- jhgb 5y ago> for a vastly improved user experience. Assuming for a moment that you live in the US, do you count Fifth Amendment issues into that experience?
- enriquto 5y agoI'm not from the US and I cannot imagine what the fifth amendment has to do with public key cryptography.
- jhgb 5y agoThere's a significant legal difference between keys and passwords in the US: you can't be legally compelled to divulge the latter. And I imagine that based on the principle of non-self-incrimination in other countries' laws, it may very well be very similar in other countries as well.