Yahoo launches email encryption to secure user information

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time March 16 morning, in order to further strengthen the network security, just at the SXSW Interactive conference on the display of the password-free login and the latest encryption of e-mail technology.

Passwords are inefficient and insecure, and many leading technology companies have introduced two-step verification techniques to provide users with more security options. But this is only optional, and only those users who are concerned with security will be enabled for this type of functionality.
That's why Yahoo uses a new technology called "on-demand" passwords. As with the two-step verification technology, users can receive a time-sensitive verification code via mobile phone application or SMS. However, unlike the two-step validation measures, users do not have to enter their own master password. In other words, users do not have to use a traditional permanent password to log on to an account.
Yahoo's new model can even be called "One-Step validation." When a user tries to log on, he sees a "send me a password" button instead of a traditional password entry box.
"The first step is to eliminate the code," said Dylan Casey, vice president of Yahoo. Dalan Kessi. "It may be true, but it is undeniable that this pattern is inherently less secure than two-step verification, and Yahoo has previously provided the latter option for users."
However, "on-demand" validation does strike a balance between convenience and security, convincing users to discard traditional passwords. However, your account will also be compromised if the handset is acquired by an outlaw.
This is not the first time a tech company wants to eliminate passwords through a new model. Major science and technology giants are looking for the replacement of the password, many companies are also vigorously develop fingerprint and iris biometric identification programs.
Yahoo email has never been known for security, but the company is reversing that image. In addition to the "on-demand" certification model, Yahoo also at the SXSW Interactive conference to show the development of the End-to-end encryption system. The purpose of this system is to substantially simplify the way mail is encrypted.
Unfortunately, the system does not automatically open all emails, said Alex Stamos, Yahoo's security director, who expects users to enable this feature only for particularly sensitive Alex Stamos messages. The Wall Street Journal reported that the system will not encrypt the recipient, subject, timestamp and other information, but the message body only the recipient and the sender can see. Yahoo plans to formally launch the system by the end of this year. (PEI)