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Anton Minin Baranovskii · 2026-04-22T13:35:14.967856Z

Friend: "So, what’s this Toqen.app thing anyway? Just another password manager? I have everything saved in my browser, I’m good."Me: "That’s the thing - it’s not. Browsers remember your passwords. Toqen.app makes them unnecessary."Friend: "What do you mean 'unnecessary'? How am I supposed to log in? Magic?"Me: "Think of it this way: a standard login is like a door with a cheap lock. Anyone with a copy of the key-your password-can walk right in. Toqen.app turns your smartphone into a universal digital key. You don’t have to type anything. You just walk up to the 'door' (open the website), scan a QR code, and your phone tells the site: 'Everything’s good, this is the owner, let him in.'"Friend: "Wait, so I don’t have to remember anything? That sounds like a security nightmare. Okay, what if I’m sitting in a cafe and someone else tries to log in using my name from the other side of the world?"Me: "That’s the main 'wow' effect. An attacker gets nowhere because there are no reusable credentials on the server. Unlike a password, which can be stolen and used again, the server only holds your public key. To log in, your phone creates a unique device signature for that specific moment. The server only verifies the signature - it never sees or stores your actual 'secret.' Even if someone intercepted the data, they couldn't use it to log in later. Your 'master key' stays physically on your phone and nowhere else."Friend: "Right, but what if I lose my phone? Or worse, what if it gets stolen?"Me: "That’s the key part. It’s like the keys to a modern car: no one else can even start the 'engine' without your specific biometrics. If you lose it, you restore access via a backup. It’s stored in an encrypted format that is mathematically impractical to crack without your master key. Meanwhile, your lost device remains useless to an intruder because it's protected by multiple layers of hardware-level security."Friend: "So... it’s basically like FaceID for the entire internet?"Me: "Exactly. It makes your digital life seamless. You move through websites like you’re walking through your own home, where all the doors open automatically as you approach. No stress, just access."

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