The combadges provide precise tracking and identity for the computer to keep track of coupled with biometric scanning. Life forms are tracked individually and crew signals associated with their badges.
Outsiders do have to break in and are shown to often be frustrated by the computer denying access. Given that alongside LCARS being ridiculously modular - helm can have full engineering/weapons/sensors access, for example - and it kinda makes sense that an individual bridge crew member wouldn't need to login again every 90 seconds because they didn't touch their console.
Anyone assigned a station likely has their access codes keyed to their combadge along with their preferences for their LCARS settings.
As to the announcing self destruct codes another user mentioned in another comment, my headcanon is that these are rotating codes distributed on a per-shift basis to be used as the final emergency confirmation in case such a need should arise. Voice print and matching shift code both are required from two commanding officers.
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