Passwords are often ridiculed, but there are some reasons they should be your nearest and dearest authentication factor.
There are, no doubt, more reasons to love the humble password. They give you the opportunity to say, "What's the password?" in a croaky whisper like a spy or the doorman of a speakeasy. Frequently typing them into your mobile phone is good training for the World's Fastest Texter competition. Giving determined thieves your password is preferable to giving them your appendages.
Why do you love passwords? Why do you hate them? Let us know in the comments below.
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