The Death of Passwords

by

Donald Wickelgren

|

May 5, 2023

Security

We have so much invested in passwords. It's one of the hardest things we work at on a computer. Rules, timings and complexity are constantly changing, and frankly, I struggle to create a complex enough password as often as my company requires, let alone remember it a month later.

I look forward to a future where passwords are easier to manage... until I lose my phone and can't figure out how to access my email.

Reference: https://gizmodo.com/google-passkeys-fido-alliance-apple-microsoft-security-1850399289

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Bio
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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