https://www.technewsworld.com/story/Standards-Milestone-Could-Mark-Beginning-of-End-for-Passwords-85268.html
A Web standards milestone announced Tuesday could point to the end of the road for pesky passwords.
The new standard, WebAuthn, has won near-final approval from the World Wide Web Consortium, which establishes Web standards.
WebAuthn defines a standard Application Program Interface that can be incorporated into browsers and Web infrastructure. It opens the door for new ways for users to authenticate themselves on the Internet that are more secure and convenient than passwords.
"Security on the Web has long been a problem which has interfered with the many positive contributions the Web makes to society," said W3C CEO Jeff Jaffe.
"While there are many Web security problems and we can't fix them all, relying on passwords is one of the weakest links," he continued. "With WebAuthn's multifactor solutions, we are eliminating this weak link."