Apple, Google and Microsoft are about to allow users to log in without a password-Information Technology

With the upcoming improvements, you can log in to apps, websites… without a password.

Login without a password is a problem that many people are interested in today when the number of phishing and password theft attacks is increasing day by day.

Recently, Apple, Google and Microsoft have teamed up to extend support for the passwordless sign-in standard from the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium.

Accordingly, users only need to use FIDO authentication (such as face or finger) on a phone or tablet to be able to log in to apps and websites (regardless of platform), even even on brand new hardware devices.

FIDO Authentication is a set of standards for fast, simple, and powerful authentication. These standards, developed by the FIDO Alliance, an association with organizations including Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Yubico, help limit phishing and improve the user authentication experience.

Some of the most popular tools and applications on the web already use FIDO authentication, including Google, Dropbox, GitHub, Twitter, and Yahoo Japan.

Efforts to implement passwordless login will successfully prevent phishing attacks.

Currently, Apple, Google and Microsoft are planning to provide passwordless login in the near future. However, during this time, you still need to use a strong password and do not share it with anyone, even if it is friends, relatives …

Researchers discovered that passwords with eight characters (including numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and symbols) can be cracked by hackers within eight hours. Of course, passwords of shorter length will be detected immediately in a few minutes by specialized devices.

Meanwhile, an 18-character password (using a combination of numbers, lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and symbols) can take up to 438 trillion years to crack, according to Hive Systems.

Experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology also support Hive Systems’ advice, and recommend that users use passwords that are at least 8 characters long, preferably 11 characters or more. .