Ask HN: Why are we still using passwords?

Re:Ask HN: Why are we still using passwords? by andrewtbham on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @02:25PM (#2005372)

I know this isn't exactly your point... but I think we're finally seeing passwords go away... and using facebook, etc. as universal logins.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are we still using passwords? by loupgarou21 on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @02:44PM (#2005454)

gah! You made my head a'splode with the involuntary reaction I have any time anyone mentions universal login.

I really dislike the idea of being forced to use any one service in order to access multiple different services. I actually will go to rather extreme lengths to avoid this.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are we still using passwords? by camz on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @03:56PM (#2005713)

I personally dont like universal logins not because I'm averse to them but because of how difficult they are to use at the moment. Everytime I tried to use open ID its the worst experience in the world.

Also, I hate fb so I deactivated my account. So that clearly means that I wont be using fb for anything. So, universal logins need a lot of work.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are we still using passwords? by pkamb on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @04:28PM (#2005791)

The OpenID concept is completely foreign and inaccessible to me, let alone my mother. Log in by giving it a URL? What?

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