Ask HN: Why do we still use passwords instead of public/private keys?
Reading about password breaches and how to protect logins, I wonder why it can't just be like with ssh - simple, secure, but virtually unguessable (at least for now)...
> In May of 2018, a major upgrade to Europe’s overarching data protection framework becomes enforceable. This will be followed by a companion piece of legislation pertaining to data in transit. The extraterritorial nature of these two frameworks — they protect the privacy rights of people in Europe regardless of where their data is collected — means that they will become the de facto standard for privacy around the world. [1]
[1] https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/02/gdpr-for-web-develo...
Reading about password breaches and how to protect logins, I wonder why it can't just be like with ssh - simple, secure, but virtually unguessable (at least for now)...
And right now I'm trying Laravel (PHP). It has a great documentation. I like the ORM and that it's easy to use. I want to build an API with it and consume it with a SPA and react.