TRANSITIONING TO PASSWORD LESS SECURITY: IMPLEMENTING ADVANCED AUTHENTICATION STRATEGIES IN THE ZERO-TRUST LANDSCAPE

This research examines the transition to passwordless security under the security model of Zero Trust, the failure of the classicalmethods based on passwords, and the advantages of more sophisticated authentication processes. Focuses on its weaknesses, whenused, one is likely to fall a victim of a phishing attack, or else make a simple mistake and the account is compromised, then itrecommends better means such as the biometric, hardware tokens, and one-time passcodes (OTPs). When these are implementedwith Zero-Trust model, the benefits get supplemented with strong security since there is constant checks and verification of usersand devices. The improvements to the user experience of security as well as the lower administrative costs are also mentioned inthe study. Of course, changing to pass less security has its benefits, and it needs planning, checking compatibility, and tutorials. Thisis because biometric data require special protection and the management of the hardware tokens also present other risks that needbe solved by security measures. Thus, the research supports the notion that passwordless security is one of the measures that, whenimplemented, makes it possible to prevent the emerging cyber threats.