Passwords, No More Pain

In this article, we will see why passwords are not as good as we think and how the passwordless authentication methods are helps us for better UX and security.

Overview

Passwords are like the common cold: they induce headaches, no one is immune, and there is no cure. But they are necessary for this era of digital data, where everything from paying bills to passing notes to sharing photos is done online through user accounts that require some proof that you are who you say you are. The use of passwords knows as it should be easy to remember and difficult to guess by anyone.

Pain Points With Passwords

There are some pains we have to follow for using a password :

1. Use a unique password for every website
2. Use long passwords
3. Include some random characters
4. Don’t follow common patterns
5. Only store passwords in a secure location
6. Security is essential, but so is convenience

These are the things the user needs to remember before creating an account on a website or application with password authentication.

Advantages of Passwordless Authentication

The following infographic elaborates benefits of going password free over using passwords for authentication:

Improved User Experience

Entering a password every time a user uses an application or website is a hassle. This passwordless method improves the user experience, and no hassles are involved.

Increased Security

The important benefit of this method of passwordless is providing security. With passwordless, users do not need to worry about hackers and losing information from their cloud directory. Password repetition is common among most people, and users are protected from vulnerability when there is no password to hack.

Solution

In this case, we should use passwordless authentication to give the user a better experience and security. As we see a new trend of big giants like Apple switching to passwordless, all others are promoting passwordless technology because it provides frictionless and secure authentication. There are multiple ways for passwordless authentication:

• Magic link sent to the e-mail
• OTP sent to the e-mail
• OTP sent by SMS
• Push-notification
• WebAuthn
• Security Key
• Social Login
• USB token device(Security Key)
• Mobile application with biometric authentication.

Mojoauth is also providing passwordless authentication. As mentioned above, it provides many features, and you can check its functionality as you sign up to our dashboard. You can set up passwordless authentication in just 2 minutes to your application.