(After all, we live in a society where “password” is the most common password.) That’s why we need better, more effortless ways to lock down our accounts.How this should happen, exactly, is where things get tricky.One ID, a service that’s in private beta now, also wants to have a single login button that’s ubiquitous across the web, but instead of relying on other trusted accounts like Open ID, it requires users to authenticate their individual devices.
As with Open ID, the challenge lies in getting web developers on board, but that may prove even tougher for One ID since it’s just a startup and not a well-known non-profit like Open ID.That sounds simple enough, but there are lots of details to work out, including what cryptography to use and how to deal with privacy concerns.Web standards tend to take time, but the end result could be widespread adoption of simpler, safer logins.(MORE: 10 Ways to Protect Yourself Online) But there’s a bigger problem that Honan’s hack brings to light, and that’s how broken the username/password system has become.Every online service we use invites another security threat–a way for hackers to sniff out passwords or glean the information they need to reset an account elsewhere.
Peshawar was an important regional centre under the Lodi Empire.
You can make a notification-only bot, which can push information relevant to your users directly to them in a channel or direct message.
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