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The Future of Passwords

The document discusses the history and future of computer passwords, highlighting their inherent insecurity and the shift towards passwordless authentication methods. It outlines the problems associated with passwords, such as being easily stolen or guessed, and mentions alternatives like biometric login systems. Companies are increasingly adopting these alternatives, indicating a trend towards eliminating passwords altogether.

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The Future of Passwords

The document discusses the history and future of computer passwords, highlighting their inherent insecurity and the shift towards passwordless authentication methods. It outlines the problems associated with passwords, such as being easily stolen or guessed, and mentions alternatives like biometric login systems. Companies are increasingly adopting these alternatives, indicating a trend towards eliminating passwords altogether.

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Which paragraph contains: Passwords

Read the following passage about the future of computer passwords.

A) In the early 1960s, MIT professor Fernando Corbató was developing a new
kind of shared computer system and wanted a way for people to be able to
protect their private files. His solution was a password. Over the years,
Corbató’s fix won out over other means of authentication and became the
standard way we log on to pretty much everything, everywhere.

B) The catch? Passwords are inherently insecure. They can be stolen, guessed,
or brute-forced. But mostly, people just use bad ones. (And, worse, reuse them.)
Password managers like Dashlane and 1Password can track all those various
alphanumerics for you and even replace the weak ones. But password
management is a half measure when it comes to security. The real action is in
eliminating passwords altogether.

C) The process is already underway. Enterprise-oriented companies like Okta


and Duo, as well as personal identity providers like Google, offer ways for
people to log in to apps and services without having to enter a password.
Apple’s facial recognition system has taken biometric login mainstream. Most
notably, Microsoft announced in March 2021 that some of its customers could
go completely passwordless, and it followed up in September by telling people
to delete their passwords altogether. Those other methods of authentication?
They’re finally winning.

D) You’ve probably experienced this for yourself. You go to log in to a site or


fire up an app, and instead of being asked to enter a password you get a prompt
to enter a six-digit code from your authenticator app, tap a notification on your
phone, or click a link sent to your email. Or maybe you just need to raise your
phone to your face. Easy peasy.
E) As for typing in a bunch of characters and symbols you have to recall, write
down, or store in a database? Good riddance to all that.

Which paragraph contains the following information?


1. The writer’s view that getting rid of passwords is a good thing.

2. Some reasons why passwords cause security problems.


3. How we use facial recognition on our phones.

4. Creating alternatives to passwords.

Answers:
1. E
getting rid of passwords is a good thing = good riddance to all that

2. B
Reasons why passwords cause security problems = They can be stolen, guessed,
or brute-forced, people use bad ones…

3. D
How we use facial recognition on our phones = raise your phone to your face
4. C
Creating alternatives to passwords = companies like Okta and Duo, as well as
personal identity providers like Google, offer ways for people to log in to apps
and services without having to enter a password

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