Twitter to Soon Allow Users to Use Hardware Keys for More Secure Logins

Twitter has announced that the social media platform will soon allow users to add extra security to their account with multiple security keys on both mobile and web. It essentially means users will soon be able to use hardware security keys as an alternative to existing authentication methods. Similarly, the hardware would allow users to log in without traditional username-password, which could also lead to fewer instances of ‘forgot password.’ However, the platform may still ask users to enable other authentication methods such as two-factor authentication for security purposes. The micro-blogging platform shared the development on Twitter where it notes the feature is “coming soon.” The post further reads “coming soon, the option to add and use security keys as your only authentication method, without any other methods turned on.” Hardware keys have been around for quite some, and slowly, even laptops come with an inbuilt fingerprint scanner.