The Fault in Our Password System
In the wake of Heartbleed, tech companies offered up tips to create better passwords. But what if passwords just aren't a good way to protect data?
The discovery of the Heartbleed bug last week threw the Internet into chaos. In the wake of the bug, every tech site, blog and service offered up fresh tips to create better passwords to protect accounts. But the problem isn’t really with the strength of the password; it may just be the case that passwords are not a good way to protect data.
According to BuzzFeed writer Charlie Warzel, passwords are a holdover from the younger Internet:
It’s a technology built for an Internet that no longer exists — one that didn’t fully realize and anticipate now-habitual activities like online banking and commerce.
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