{"id":47714,"date":"2022-06-12T21:17:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/inside-apple-plot-to-kill-the-password-forever-and-its-happening-this-year\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T21:17:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:17:13","slug":"inside-apple-plot-to-kill-the-password-forever-and-its-happening-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/inside-apple-plot-to-kill-the-password-forever-and-its-happening-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Apple plot to KILL the password forever – and it’s happening this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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APPLE is plotting to do away with passwords – warning that they’re a major hacking risk.<\/p>\n

The tech giant wants your iPhone to use a new “passkey” system that makes passwords redundant.<\/p>\n

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Cyber \u200b\u200bexperts have been issuing warnings about passwords for years.<\/p>\n

Simple passwords are easily guessed – and even complicated ones can be hacked or leaked.<\/p>\n

We’re now signing in to more apps and services than ever before, and more of our personal lives are now on the internet.<\/p>\n

Now Apple is introducing passwordless logins on iOS 16 for iPhone and macOS Ventura for Mac later this year.<\/p>\n

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The major change was announced earlier this week at Apple’s WWDC 2022 event.<\/p>\n

And it’ll take shape in September, when iOS 16 launches alongside the rumored iPhone 14.<\/p>\n

It works using a new system called Passkeys.<\/p>\n

Instead of signing up (or logging in) to a website using a password, you’ll use a Passkey.<\/p>\n

This is a digital key that you don’t have to remember.<\/p>\n

And you simply authenticate who you are using your fingerprint (Touch ID) or face (Face ID) on an iPhone or Mac.<\/p>\n

It’ll be just as quick to log in, and means you’ll have a login that simply can’t be guessed or leaked.<\/p>\n

Your Passkeys are stored on your devices, but will sync across multiple gadgets using Apple’s iCloud Keychain – which already exists to track passwords.<\/p>\n

Nobody can read your Passkeys, Apple included.<\/p>\n

And it means you can’t be tricked into handing over a password through phishing – because you won’t have any information to hand across.<\/p>\n

The ultimate plan is to allow Passkeys to work on non-Apple devices too, including Windows laptops and Android phones.<\/p>\n

Microsoft and Google have both been developing passwordless systems for years.<\/p>\n

We’re expecting the new iOS 16 to go live in September.<\/p>\n

It’s currently being tested in developer beta, and you’ll be able to join the iOS 16 public beta next month.<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, make sure your passwords are as strong as possible – and totally unique for each service.<\/p>\n

You can already use Apple’s iCloud Keychain to create complex passwords automatically, which will be stored on your iPhone.<\/p>\n

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