The technique does away with the need for password managers

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Most people are all too familiar with attempting to type out a password multiple times—only to get locked out of their accounts, triggering a vicious cycle of new passwords that are quickly forgotten. Password managers can be a helpful solution to sidestep this issue but also come with some risk if the saved passwords become compromised.

However, there is a different solution that does not involve saving passwords on a server. Instead, it requires a single master password that is easily remembered or written down on paper.

In a recent study, researchers found that people are willing to complete one extra step to access their accounts using the approach, which they report feeling is more secure and easier to use than traditional manual password entry. The results were published 27 February in IEEE Internet Computing.

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