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Exactly,...the user is identified and then requested to enter a password. You are identifying the user, then you proceed to ask them a password. I.e. Identify

Exactly,...the user is identified and then requested to enter a password. You are identifying the user, then you proceed to ask them a password. I.e. Identifying the user is something you are, then asking them for a password is something you know.

rahimnathwani 11y ago
There's no improvement in security from asking for a face rather than a username.
- nr152522 11y ago
  What are the reasons? Genuinely interested as I'd like to understand in more detail.
  - rahimnathwani 11y ago
    For the same reason that thumbprints are usernames, not passwords: http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-user-names-not.html http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-user... Previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6477505 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6477505
    - nr152522 11y ago
      I'm confused. I never stated that a users face should be used as a password. I was suggesting that their face (or other bio-info) be their username. Am I missing something?
      - rahimnathwani 11y ago
        "I was suggesting that their face (or other bio-info) be their username." What problem does this solve?