Encryption Part II: Security on the Web 7
3,318 views · Published 4 November 2015 · 17:15 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: Shane Killian · 2015 · Education
How authentication works, including why passwords are a bad solution and how they can be improved with Multi-Factor Authentication, but can't and shouldn't be used with "security questions." We also look at why OAuth is an imperfect solution at best, and we finish off with a look at a new protocol that may obsolete passwords entirely. Web hosting site down after breach of 13 million plaintext passwords https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/10/30/webhosting-company-loses-13m-plaintext-passwords/ Remember Uncrackable Passwords With Your Fingers http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118622-Remember-Uncrackable-Passwords-With-Your-Fingers Revolutionizing Website Login and Authentication with SQRL https://vimeo.com/112444120 SQRL Reference Implementation (Windows) https://www.grc.com/dev/sqrl/ SQRL Login Demonstration https://www.grc.com/sqrl/demo.htm The essential SQRL concept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4utxPQgKbg
