Password And Authentication Security

Why is using two-step authentication, passwordless login, and biometrics is key to staying safe online? These tools add extra layers of protection, making it harder for hackers to break in and steal your data. In today’s tech-driven world, strong security isn’t optional—it’s essential.

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Nowadays everybody almost uses the same password over and over again or uses the same password but changes the last 2–4-character letters within the password and leaves the remaining password the same that this leads to a password security vulnerability as it is easy to hack into a common repeat password. It is safer and harder to get into an account if you use a password and or password generator that generates a more complex password that you can generate for each account you use. 

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In addition to using the complex password and password generator most accounts now give you an option to go password less. The meaning behind that is that you can remove your password off your account and use an authenticator along with your biometrics meaning your Face-ID or Fingerprint with the One Time Pin (OTP) to sign into your account instead of your password which is much safer because no people at all will have the same fingerprint or face-id recognition to log into your account. This method is a much simpler method as well as you do not have to remember any passwords at all if you forget your password at any given time. You just need your phone on hand with the authenticator meaning a Microsoft, Google, or Apple Authenticator just as an example of three brands that use this method. 

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This also goes back to why your device needs to always be up to date as you need to receive the latest updates for this process to work and why it is important to keep your device secure as possible. 

Below you will see samples of one password being easy to get into and the second password being more complex and generated by the password generator that Apple, Microsoft, and Google Provide. 

Sample Commonly Used Password: Abc123 or 123abc (Easy to decode and get into)

More Complex Password: GXIJH-XZAQ7-ZbC513.31 (Not easy to decode and get into)

*Please Note: Complex Passwords should be used more than Commonly Reused Known Guessed Passwords alongside with all Authentication Methods Selected That Are Available*