Enter username and password: In corporate networks and for employees, this standard authentication has long been sufficient. That has changed - due to a growing number of external and internal identities and rapidly increasing access to web applications, APIs and mobile apps. For security experts, one thing is clear: passwords do not provide sufficient protection against attackers, as the following facts underline:

90 percent of all passwords can be cracked in less than six hours

Two thirds of all users use a single password for different web services

Passwords suggest security to the user, but do not guarantee it

As a result, many companies currently rely on two-factor authentication (2FA), with innovation leaders even moving to password-free access con ...