Password alternatives
Steve C. Gold · Network Security · 2010
In the previous issue of Network Security , we looked at some of the problems that conventional password technology faces in an IT world where rapid decryption processes have become the norm. Here we will look at some alternatives to passwords. But first, it's important to understand the structural problems that the Internet faces and why, even with the best authentication systems currently in place, online ‘security’ is inherently insecure.