In an effort to bring all users to passkeys, Google has announced that its apps and services will now be password less by default.
Its a news that google is going to remove passwords forever. Eliminating passwords that have been around since the 1960s and moving to a safer and more efficient format for verifying a users identity is part of a broader consensus in the technology industry.
In an effort to bring all users to passkeys, Google has announced that its apps and services will now be” “password less by default.
The move is part of a broader consensus among the technology industry to eliminate passwords that have been around since the 1960s and move to a safer and more efficient format for verifying a person’s identity.
Passkeys combine a code with biometric information such as a fingerprint or facial recognition, making them easier to remember and harder to steal.
Google apps such as YouTube, Search, and Maps have supported the new format since it was first introduced earlier this year, although usage has been slower than expected.
The technology company said that on the occasion of Cyber Security Awareness Month, users have been asked to adopt passkeys and claimed that the new technology is faster and more secure.
Google product managers Sriram Kara and Christian Brandt explained the move in a blog post.
It’s 40 percent faster than passwords and rely on a type of cryptography that makes them more secure.
We will continue to encourage the industry to finally abandon passwords and move to passkeys.
Google users who don’t already use Pass will receive a prompt the next time they sign in to their account.
Passkeys have already been enabled by other online platforms, including eBay and Uber. Because the tech industry wants to completely move away from traditional passwords.
By launching passkeys in our apps and encouraging all users to adopt passkeys, we’ve seen great results, “said Ramson Betusoff, senior director of engineering at Uber. Ultimately, this has the benefit of both Uber and Uber customers.
Google which has billions of users across all its platforms, acknowledged adapting to new technologies takes time. And so people have been temporarily given the option to use passwords wherever possible instead of passkeys.
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The company has not set a date for when the passwords will be completely removed, but some security experts say they are inevitable. While hackers are taking advantage of their weaknesses,
Helping implement the transition is the Fido (Fast Identity Online) Alliance, which is working with Apple, Google, Microsoft, and hundreds of tech companies to develop a new login standard.
Alex Simons, head of Microsoft’s identity program management team, said, “The complete transformation of the password less world will begin with users making it a natural part of their lives.
By working together as a community across platforms, we can ultimately achieve this vision and make significant progress towards eliminating passwords.
