Small-scale battles with passwords, nervous breakdowns after forgotten passwords, and our brains struggling to come up with new passwords finally got us to say: “Help!” And someone must have heard our voices because the concept of “Password Manager” was born. But it didn’t take us long to realize that this mechanism was no different from a band-aid in a first aid kit. First interventions usually feel good. Password managers were first responders to the cries for help from users drowning in passwords, which felt good at the time, but of course fell short of meeting long-term needs. The next step was a professional treatment process… Passwordless authentication!
Problems of Password Managers
The countless passwords required by many systems and applications have been scanned by password manager applications, saved and become autofillable for you. Although automatically filling in your password when you enter an application may seem like a comforting application, we would like to remind you that you will face a much bigger problem if you forget your master password. Having a single password managing interconnected systems is an indication that other accounts and personal information may also be at risk. Precautions against this risk are of course taken for admin systems with passwords for multiple accounts, but this is not the only problem.
Due to security vulnerabilities in password management systems, installing malware on the media where your passwords are saved may cause hackers to access your passwords. As the application in question has become more and more popular, there has been a noticeable increase in companies providing this service, and it has become difficult to choose which one operates with truly reliable policies.
In addition, password managers do not require additional authentication from users, paving the way for online identity theft. Predictable passwords or the reuse of previously compromised passwords made it easier for malicious actors who were not subjected to a second verification.
We know that the auto-fill option gives you speed in your logins. But what if sites you don’t control take advantage of this feature? Technically, your passwords cannot be entered automatically on sites organized for phishing, but new software developed for cyberattacks now eliminates many impossible possibilities. In this situation, the biggest advantage of password managers suddenly becomes a disadvantage.
Both Fast and Reliable: Passwordless Authentication
Many of the problems that we mentioned above are caused by still using passwords to log into systems and applications. Password managers, which are offered as a solution to password logins that cause chaos due to being forgotten or constantly mixed up, carry many risks as well as the convenience they provide you. For this reason, Passwordless Authentication is the only method we can guarantee ourselves by taking advantage of today’s technology. In this option, we use Public-Key Cryptography (PKC) infrastructure consisting of public/private key pairs, and we make the process the most reliable with FIDO support.
Passwordless Authentication takes place with information that can only be provided by you, such as push notifications, QR code, one-time password and biometric data. This prevents identity and data theft. There are also different measures taken by AuthTake to make the Passwordless Authentication method more secure. For example, you can protect your data regardless of where you are with remote locking. In cases where your session remains open for a long time, you can get a chance to intervene by receiving an alarm. By initiating the user authentication process from the mobile application against attacks that aim to capture your data, such as Sniffing and MITM, you will observe that these attacks are successfully blocked. At the same time, AuthTake Passwordless Authentication allows you to access using a PIN even when you are not connected to the system thanks to its offline mode.
Even though you may have gotten used to the convenience provided by password managers, we would like to remind you that there is always a better method for your identity and data security. It shouldn’t be forgotten that passwordless logins, which you can make with the information that can only be provided by you, away from problems and risks, are also very fast and practical…
You can experience the advantages and ease of use of the Passwordless Authentication method for free for 30 days with AuthTake.
