Re:Cierge – passwordless authentication
by croon on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:59AM
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Premise: I just bought a Shield so I could start using Netflix on my TV (they still don't have an installable application for my old HTPC).
On topic: I generate all my passwords (variable length 30+ characters), and to log into both the Shield and (as a family account) my wife's phone, I had to type (or copy/send) the entire password in using a directional remote or a phone keyboard. No magic email link, no netflix.com/auth request, no PIN number, no personal wife account that I could include into my family plan.
Passwordless solutions can't come soon enough. the email route is fine for me, though I'm sure there could be better solutions too.
Re:Cierge – passwordless authentication
by IanCal on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:35AM
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Netflix is one of the few things I've seen that supports google's Smart Lock for signing in. If I'm signed into the same account on my Shield as I use on my laptop, the signin is automatic for me.
On topic: I generate all my passwords (variable length 30+ characters), and to log into both the Shield and (as a family account) my wife's phone, I had to type (or copy/send) the entire password in using a directional remote or a phone keyboard. No magic email link, no netflix.com/auth request, no PIN number, no personal wife account that I could include into my family plan.
Passwordless solutions can't come soon enough. the email route is fine for me, though I'm sure there could be better solutions too.