A passwordless future for clinicians? Industry paper points to a new paradigm

An industry paper calls for reimagined user authentication among clinicians through passwordless systems.

The white paper, "The Journey to Passwordless for Healthcare," is a project delivered by digital identity security company, Imprivata.

The recently published paper is based on a review of qualitative customer research and market data analysis on the implications of user authentication technology for clinicians.

Multifactor authentication utilises different types of authenticators categorised as "something you have, something you are, and something you know," the paper stated. These respectively pertained to devices, biometrics, and memorised PINs.

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