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An enterprise wants to improve its security posture and reduce helpdesk costs associated with credential resets. The security team decides to eliminate traditional passwords entirely to protect against phishing, credential stuffing, and password spray attacks.
Which authentication method should the organization implement to completely remove passwords from the user sign-in process?
Passwordless authentication is a modern authentication method that verifies user identity without requiring a traditional password or passphrase during sign-in. Instead of relying on a shared secret stored in a database, it leverages asymmetric public-key cryptography combined with something the user has (such as a device or hardware token) and something the user is or knows locally (such as biometrics or a device PIN).
While other methods manage or protect passwords, passwordless authentication is the only method that completely eliminates the password as a point of failure, providing the strongest protection against credential theft while streamlining the sign-in experience.
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