For years, the password was as secure of a means of authentication as we needed. Unless you were in charge of nuclear codes, a basic password of maybe a dozen characters was enough. Problem is, as the power of our computers increased, so did the power of the computers used by the database hackers and code crackers.
Today your basic password takes mere minutes, if not seconds, to break through. A string of letters and numbers known by just you isn't enough to keep your accounts and devices secure. Anybody that offers guaranteed security is either lying to you or deceiving themselves about the strength of their systems.
In the future how are we supposed to keep all of our stuff safe and secure? Should we resort to the frustration of ever-changing two-factor authentication, or are our own biometrics the answer? Or can we use our devices to authenticate each other, creating a self-securing personal network?
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