Is Passwordless Login More Secure? Why It's Safe and Improves Security

We all know the weaknesses of passwords. They're difficult, hard to remember, and ideally you should have a different one for each website. Password managers help but don't solve the problem completely. Moreover, even if you have a long and complicated password, you can only hope that it's properly encrypted on the servers powering the websites you're logging into. Most data breaches these days happen due to weak or cracked passwords.

We assume that passwords are necessary, but are they really? They've been with us for a long time. Maybe it's time for something better? How about authentication with something other than a password? In this post, you'll learn about passwordless authentication and why it's more secure.

By passwordless, we mean authentication with something other than a text-based password initially chosen by a user.

What Do You Mean, Passwordless?

First things first. Let's make it clear what passwordless actually means. We're not talking about authentication with just your email or username. That, of course, wouldn't be authentication at all and would allow anyone to log in to your account. By passwordless, we mean authentication with something other than a password.