December 23, 2015 at 15:46Google tests smartphone authentication instead of password
Google began to test the method of logging into accounts using a mobile phone and without having to print passwords. As soon as the user logs in to the mobile device, he can log in to his account on any computer, confirming the entry using a smartphone. The screen must be password protected to unlock to avoid unauthorized authorization in case the device is stolen.
Users will still have the opportunity to choose an authorization method: a standard password or a new method. Google held a presentation on the development: “We invite a small group of users to test login to Google accounts without a password. "Pizza", "password" and "123456" - your days are numbered. "
Passwords “123456” and “password” are in the ranking of the simplest passwords2014 according to SplashData. But Google’s development is not necessary in order to avoid the selection of passwords - they will still be needed to enter your account. Smartphone authorization will help combat phishing when users drive usernames and passwords into forms that are outwardly identical to the authorization forms on well-known sites.
The authentication method will be another security tool for Google users. Now Google has one of the most reliable authentication systems: it is two-factor authentication with a verification code sent to the user's mobile phone. Another tool is the Authenticator app, which generates a unique code when a user logs in to Google or other web services. In April 2015, the company released a Chrome extension called Password Alert Chrome - it tells the user if he enters a password other than on Google.
Google is following in the footsteps of Yahoo, which in October 2015 announced the Yahoo Account Key. The service associates a mobile device with a Yahoo account and sends automatic notifications every time a user tries to log in to an account on another device.
Instructions for the new authorization method from Google are published here .
Users will still have the opportunity to choose an authorization method: a standard password or a new method. Google held a presentation on the development: “We invite a small group of users to test login to Google accounts without a password. "Pizza", "password" and "123456" - your days are numbered. "
Passwords “123456” and “password” are in the ranking of the simplest passwords2014 according to SplashData. But Google’s development is not necessary in order to avoid the selection of passwords - they will still be needed to enter your account. Smartphone authorization will help combat phishing when users drive usernames and passwords into forms that are outwardly identical to the authorization forms on well-known sites.
The authentication method will be another security tool for Google users. Now Google has one of the most reliable authentication systems: it is two-factor authentication with a verification code sent to the user's mobile phone. Another tool is the Authenticator app, which generates a unique code when a user logs in to Google or other web services. In April 2015, the company released a Chrome extension called Password Alert Chrome - it tells the user if he enters a password other than on Google.
Google is following in the footsteps of Yahoo, which in October 2015 announced the Yahoo Account Key. The service associates a mobile device with a Yahoo account and sends automatic notifications every time a user tries to log in to an account on another device.
Instructions for the new authorization method from Google are published here .