Switch edu-ID: Into a future without passwords
Most major identity providers require that you enter your email address and password in separate login windows when you sign in to a service. The vision behind this is a future without passwords.
Many identity providers, including Google, Microsoft and Apple, only ask for your email address when you sign in. It is only at a later stage - if at all - that you are asked to enter your password. What seems more complicated at first glance makes sense on closer inspection. This is how providers are preparing for a password-free future.
The future is now at Switch
The Switch edu-ID login window has been upgraded and prepared for a password-free world. Since 9 August 2023, the e-mail address and password are now entered in two consecutive login windows.
This is an important change since Switch edu-ID will support passkeys (see box) as a passwordless login method in the near future. As soon as this is the case, you will see a note in the login window visualised above that you can activate passkeys.
Which login method do you prefer?
In the future, you will be able to decide whether you want to log in without a password using passkeys or whether you still want to use a password and a second factor. To do this, Switch edu-ID first needs to know who is logging in in order to decide which login method this person prefers.
You can look forward to this: Passkeys will not only simplify your live, they will also increase the security with Switch edu-ID.
