• Passwords don’t work — until they do

    ON SECURITY

    Susan Bradley

    By Susan Bradley

    Let’s get real. We all would love it if every website requiring credentials would just launch to our desired page without our having to enter in a password or do any sort of authentication.

    The process of entering a password or passphrase that is unique to every website is essential for security, but untenable. We usually counter our inability to remember more than a few passwords by using a Password Manager program (hopefully your display is not surrounded by Post-It™ notes). Password managers work great, until they are no longer safe.

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.05.0, 2023-01-30).