Will Apple Finally Succeed in Killing the Password?

We've all been there. Faced with the login page of an app or site, we repeatedly enter what must certainly be the right login and password, only to receive the dreaded (and annoying) response, "user and password combination not recognized."

The frequency of this situation has only increased as the number of applications and sites requiring log-in credentials skyrocketed in recent years. Some people make use of the same username and password for multiple sites or use easy-to-remember passwords (like 1234), practices cybersecurity experts strenuously advise against.

(NASDAQ: AAPL) wants to eliminate the entire process and has a solution that's set to be released with its soon-to-be-released software update. The iPhone maker is known for simple and elegant answers to problems users didn't even know they had, but can the company finally solve a problem that has plagued internet users for years?

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