⭕ Happy World Password Day, that annual reminder that far too many people are still relying on the name of their first pet, followed by an exclamation mark, and hoping for the best.
The interesting thing is we’ve had World Password Day since 2013. That’s over a decade of advice telling people to create stronger passwords, make them longer, use a different one for every account, store them in a password manager, and change them regularly. Yet somehow, “password” and “123456” still appear on the most common passwords list every single year.
At some point, it’s worth asking whether the issue is really people being careless, or whether the whole idea of passwords is simply outdated.
That’s where passkeys start to make a lot more sense. Instead of relying on something you need to remember, and probably reuse, a passkey uses your device and your biometric authentication to verify it’s really you. There’s nothing to guess, nothing to steal through phishing, nothing to forget, and no frustrating reset emails because you missed one special character requirement.
The irony of World Password Day is that the best way to celebrate it might be by moving beyond passwords altogether.
So this year, rather than just updating your passwords, it might be time to update your thinking. Take a look at the apps and services you use most and check whether they support passkeys. You may be surprised how many already do.
The future of security isn’t a better password - it’s no password at all!
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