Tech giants Apple, Microsoft and Google will update their phone software and web browsers later this year with passkey. You no longer have to create a long password and then try to remember it. Here is what you need to know about the new feature
You will have to turn on your Bluetooth to ensure your phone and the computer is close by. Then, it will let you use a fingerprint or face ID check on your phone, completing the authentication process.
Don’t get overwhelmed by the process. Although the process might sound complicated, passkeys will help make signing up for new accounts easier. You don’t also have to create a long password and then try to remember it. It is just as simple as the access card you get to your workplace. In case you lose your device, there is a system called iCloud Keychain escrow that handles restoring your passwords.The main aim of this system when it was being designed is to make your logins safe and solve the three biggest problems: weak passwords, leaked passwords and phishing.
Passkeys use the same security foundation called cryptography for a login operation, a technology that implements online encryption, digital authentication, credit card processing, and online banking. "Passkeys are intrinsically linked to the website or app they were set up for, so users can never be tricked into using their passkey on the wrong website,"The private key is stored only on your device. Also, there's no database of password data that hackers can steal.
Google said it'll bring passkey support to Android software for developer testing by the end of this year. The same for Chrome and Chrome OS.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tech giants IBM and Microsoft lay off hundreds of employees in RussiaIBM and Microsoft are laying off hundreds of employees in Russia as companies continue to exit and scale down businesses in the country
Read more »
Breakingviews - Apple pay-later foray blurs tech-finance boundaryTim Cook has crossed the banking divide. Big U.S. tech firms have so far largely kept out of the lending business. But on Monday Apple’s chief executive unveiled plans to use the $2.4 trillion company’s balance sheet to offer “buy now, pay later” loans to iPhone users. The push into financial services will keep traditional banks on their toes.
Read more »
How Coinbase job cuts exploded into a public debate about tech layoffs
Read more »
Capcom is using Stadia tech for a web-based 'Resident Evil Village' demo | EngadgetCapcom is using Stadia tech for a web-based 'Resident Evil Village' demo
Read more »
Big Tech legislation sparks infighting at top U.S. legal organizationA growing number of lawyers inside America’s top legal organization say there’s something rotten at the American Bar Association: The leadership is in the pockets of Big Tech
Read more »
Surveillance Tech Is Wrongly Accusing Disabled Students of Cheating on TestsProctorio, which is designed to track a student’s gaze and flag students who look away from their screens as suspicious, flagged students with ADHD symptoms as potential cheaters.
Read more »