Security News > 2021 > August > A passwordless future isn't close: It's here

We've known for some time that passwords are nearing the end of their usefulness, and a passwordless future is often discussed despite the fact that passwords continue to be the standard.

With all of us still using passwords in our daily lives it's hard to see passwordless security as a readily available technology, but it is.

Founder and CEO of Ping Identity Andre Durand predicts a time three to four years in the future when passwordless security will become the norm, but only once friction is eliminated without sacrificing security.

Passwordless security that's truly frictionless will include a mix of explicit multifactor authentication like biometric verification, and passive signals that determine whether a user needs to provide an additional level of verification to ensure they're them, Durand said.

Looking at passwordless security as a destination with many steps, Ping centers authentication on a single point where risk-based MFA and FIDO login keys are used as different levels of verification.

Duo describes the passwordless security world in no uncertain terms by describing it as "Modern authentication," and that it enables frictionless logins as well as reducing administrative burdens and security risks.

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