{"id":3659,"date":"2015-03-16T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T17:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2015-03-16T11:28:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:28:20","slug":"what-is-an-on-demand-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/3659\/what-is-an-on-demand-password\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an On-Demand Password?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3661\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bigstock-Businessman-holding-a-virtual-61080302-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"Yahoo now offers on-demand passwords sent via SMS.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-snk-default wp-image-3661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bigstock-Businessman-holding-a-virtual-61080302-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bigstock-Businessman-holding-a-virtual-61080302-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bigstock-Businessman-holding-a-virtual-61080302.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yahoo now offers on-demand passwords sent via SMS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With password breaches rampant, <a href=\"http:\/\/yahoo.tumblr.com\/post\/113708272894\/a-new-simple-way-to-log-in\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo! has announced an option for doing away with traditional passwords<\/a> for their Yahoo! Mail service.  Users that opt in to On-Demand Passwords will be sent an SMS text message with a one-time password to use to access Yahoo mail, instead of a static password.<\/p>\n<p>SMS texts are often used with two-factor authentication, but this system is only one-factor since there is no other password required at the same time.  You only have to be in possession of your phone. Of course, you need enough signal to receive a text message, and your phone needs to be charged!  On the flip side,  anyone in possession of your phone would now also be in control of your Yahoo! mail account.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?  Will you try on-demand passwords?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With password breaches rampant, Yahoo! has announced an option for doing away with traditional passwords for their Yahoo! Mail service. 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