Medium Makes Blogging More Seamless; Offers Password Free Sign-In

Blogging site Medium is getting rid of passwords. Until now you could only sign into Medium using Twitter or Facebook. Going forward, you will be able to sign in using just an email address (sans password).

"Authentication is serious business," Medium's Jamie Talbot wrote in a blog post Monday. "We wanted to make our sign-in process as secure and simple to use as possible, across all platforms."

"Passwords are neither secure nor simple," he added. "They're hard to remember or easy to guess, everyone re-uses them (even though they know they shouldn't), and they're a pain to type on mobile. They don't even keep you that safe."

The newly devised system is not only easier but also more secure. Now, when you go to sign up for Medium you'll have three options - sign in with Twitter, Facebook, or your email address.

If you select the new email option, all you'll need to do is enter your email address and the company will send you a message with a link to sign in. From there, head over to your inbox and find the message from Medium, and click to confirm that you want to sign in. The sign-in link expires in 15 minutes and can only be used once, PC Mag noted.

"It sounds counterintuitive, but this is actually more secure than a password-based system," Talbot wrote. "On most services, if someone guesses or cracks your password, they gain access to your account until you change your password, which might not be for a long time. You might never know that they have access."

The new setup will also notify you if someone tries to sign in using your email.