If you’re tired of remembering another password or resetting one you forgot, you’re not alone. The average person juggles over 100 passwords, according to a study by NordPass. This overload doesn’t just frustrate users, it creates weak points that attackers exploit daily.
Why Passwords Are Failing
Passwords were never designed to handle today’s digital demands. They’re reused, shared, forgotten, and guessed. Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report shows that over 80% of breaches involve stolen or weak credentials mostly through phishing attacks that trick users into handing over login details, and brute-force attacks that randomly guess passwords.
Help desks spend nearly 30-50% of their time on password resets, based on TopDesk. That’s time and money lost to a problem that won’t go away on its own.
What Passwordless Authentication Means
Passwordless authentication replaces passwords with something stronger and easier to use. Instead of typing characters into a login box, you prove who you are using something you have (like tokens) or who you are (like a fingerprint or face scan).
You’ve likely already used it. Face ID on an iPhone, fingerprint scans on banking apps, or a one-time code sent to your phone, these are all steps toward a passwordless experience. The goal is simple, to reduce friction for users while raising the bar for attackers.
The shift to passwordless authentication is picking up speed. Gartner predicts that by 2025, more than 50% of the workforce and over 20% of customer-facing applications will go passwordless. Microsoft reported that as of late 2023, over 40 million users had removed passwords from their accounts entirely, opting for Windows Hello, FIDO2 keys, or phone-based sign-ins.
The FIDO Alliance, a group of tech companies including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, is leading the charge. Their FIDO2 standard lets users authenticate using built-in device capabilities like biometrics or secure hardware, rather than storing passwords that can be stolen.
Challenges of Making the Switch
Going passwordless isn’t just flipping a switch. Many organizations still have legacy systems that depend on passwords and changing that requires careful planning.
User adoption is also another hurdle. If you’ve ever introduced a new tool and had to send five reminders just to get people to try it, you know what this looks like. People resist change, especially when it affects how they log in every day.
Then there’s the issue of device access. What happens if a user loses their phone or can’t use biometrics? Fallback options need to be secure without reintroducing the problems passwords created.
Enter Seamfix iAM
We understand the importance of passwordless authentication and how it helps protect your business and that’s why we built Seamfix iAM. Built for secure workforce and customer access, with biometric based multifactor authentication at application layer and policy-driven role based access controls. Teams with remote users or multiple apps, will find it a useful way to ditch passwords without creating chaos.
The push for passwordless isn’t about following a trend. It’s about facing a growing problem with better tools and smarter thinking. So the real question is: are you still treating passwords as a necessary evil or are you ready to move on to smart solutions like the Seamfix iAM?
Let’s show you how it works. Book a 15 minutes free demo with us today.
