Passwords may soon be a thing of the past. Yahoo already introduced the password-free ‘Yahoo Account Key’ a couple of months ago while other apps are devising new ways for login. In mobile devices, fingerprint authentication is slowly becoming the standard. With Google confirming that it has begun testing password-free logins, the login phase for different platforms may soon change.

A new way to complete login or signing into one’s Google account is currently being tested. No need to type a password that can be easily forgotten or guessed because you only need to respond to a notification. The search giant seems to be following Yahoo in this area of password-free sign-ins because you know, typing combined and senseless letters, numbers, and symbols as password is getting old. This century, it’s about time companies up their game to ensure mobile security.

Many have attempted to improve the process like using a separate device to generate a special code or sending one through SMS but it can be a hassle for most people. The idea proposed by Google is a password-free login option that only needs the account holder to tap on “yes” on a phone notification to authenticate login.

Google is taking advantage of mobile device and computer integration. Logging into your account with the help of your smartphone is a good idea especially for those who use long and hard to memorize passwords. Since some genius “robots” on the web can go through your email, this password-free step can help protect everyone who values privacy and security.

Google began the test with a select group of users. One Redditor shared that he received an invitation via email to be part of a test group known an “Sign-In Experiments at Google”. When asked by TechCrunch about this project, a spokesperson of Google sent this reply: “We’ve invited a small group of users to help test a new way to sign-in to their Google accounts, no password required. ‘Pizza’, ‘password’ and ‘123456’—your days are numbered.”

So it’s true. And yes, you can rejoice now that soon you may no longer need to remember all your passwords.

VIA: TechCrunch

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