Get Rid of Your Passwords

by

Donald Wickelgren

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Oct 17, 2022

Security

Many may not be aware that there is a movement by the biggest tech players to eliminate passwords. This is a good thing. You may already be seeing some of it when your phone comes up asking if you're logging in and maybe giving a simple code to select.

In this article they give you some details on how it works, but don't worry, using it is simpler than understanding the details. Oh, and don't mistake this for the old SMS codes. That method has long been insecure.

Reference: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-passkeys-google-chrome-android/

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Donald Wickelgren

Don Wicklegren is Xilium's founder. He is a technologist by profession who started his career pre-internet in remote medical technology and learning. He has worked in both small and large corporations with world-wide remote staff and became a part of the team who developed the first commercial internet. As an entrepreneur, he started his first technology company in 2001. In Xilium, he focuses on innovating solutions for the US healthcare system.

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