Passwords
topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2022
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Casado: Passwords are not going away as an authentication mechanism
“Like, passwords just aren't going away.”
Mónica: Sending passwords to remote servers is fundamentally ridiculous
“So every time you log in, you're actually sending the password that only you are supposed to know to the remote party. That is absolutely ridiculous. And in fact, what happens is, if somebody compromises the server, if somebody compromises the remote website, …”
Passwords are a symptom of businesses refusing to share customer identity
“Passwords aren't the problem. They're a symptom. The issue that we have is that we don't scale customers between businesses, and that doesn't make sense. It does make sense that businesses don't share customer databases. That would be weird, but it doesn't mak…”
Krohn: Cryptographic public key signing is far superior to password authentication
“What you ought to be doing is signing a statement saying, I'm Max, and I want to log into this service, and the service would just have your public key. You know, Max is identified with this public credential, and as long as he's able to sign a statement with …”
Culver: Passwords surpass biometrics because compromised credentials can be replaced
“What's really nice about the device and something you remember is you can replace it. So if it were to get stolen, so if someone takes a cast of your It's a lot harder to change your thumbprint than it is to change your password, right? So a nice nice security…”