Kill the password? Yahoo tries it and it works<article>
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Yahoo is trying something new: telling its users to bypass a password entirely in favor of a smartphone app through which a user grants access when a login is attempted. This seems like, in the words of one Twitter wit, two-factor authentication (2FA) with one factor. Is Yahoo’s
Account Key offering a strange decision that will poorly affect the security of those with accounts in its network?</p><p>
My straightforward answer is: No. Yahoo wants to make it easier for its users to have the benefits of authorized logins while reducing the utility of stolen passwords to bad actors, and it chose a method that’s better than passwords in nearly all circumstances. Strong words, I know! I don’t expect other companies to follow immediately, but Yahoo is trying to stand out.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2993920/security/kill-the-password-yahoo-tries-it-and-it-works.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Kill the password? Yahoo tries it and it works
