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Clef: new iOS and Android apps to kill passwords

by landakram on 1/22/13, 7:29 PM with 3 comments

• by morpher on 1/22/13, 8:13 PM

  This looks like an interesting app for logging in "without passwords" by scanning QR codes using a smart phone and entering a passcode. (I consider a passcode to just be an insecure password, but we'll let that slide for now).

  Unfortunately, the app crashes immediately on a 4s with iOS 5.1.1, so I can't test it out. This brings up a concern. If a bad update (like the current one) causes the app to not work with your device, you can not log into anything that uses this for authentication.

• by 54mf on 1/22/13, 8:01 PM

  This is kind of brilliant. I'm going to give it a shot!