Problems with passwords are well known: difficult to remember; users often duplicate them; often weak; stolen files of password hashes can be brute forced; etc.<p>Recent HN discussions suggest that the days of the password are numbered, and that we may see a shift towards passwordless authentication.<p>Is anyone developing an application or service that requires user authentication but will <i>not</i> use passwords from launch? What methods of authentication are you exploring?<p>Most options I&#x27;ve seen appear to rely on an app installed on the user&#x27;s smartphone, or codes delivered via SMS or email. [0], [1]<p>This seems like a subject that&#x27;s begging for an open framework or design. Does such a thing exist? I notice that at least one person here seems to have suggested an approach [2]<p>[0] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;auth0.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;30&#x2F;auth0-passwordless-email-authentication-and-sms-login-without-passwords&#x2F;<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;launchkey.com&#x2F;how-it-works<p>[2] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9717304
Ask HN: Any new projects aiming to launch with passwordless authentication?