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Biometric authentication can be a way out of this difficulty. A fingerprint scanner at the back of a smartphone will be a painless way of logging into anything
by reddit_clone 14y ago
Biometric authentication can be a way out of this difficulty. A fingerprint scanner at the back of a smartphone will be a painless way of logging into anything you want.
- bunderbunder 14y agoAs long as it can't be defeated with scotch tape and gelatine. One great thing about non-biometric authentication systems is that it's easy to replace a compromised keycard or password. Replacing your own fingers, not so much.
- reddit_clone 14y agoWell, if you don't mind using a complex password on a keyboard-less device, the whole discussion is moot. Aren't we talking about alternatives to conventional password entry because it is a great nuisance? Voice recognition, Face recognition and Finger Printing all seem reasonable alternatives. I do believe it is a matter of time before they become viable in smartphones. How about an RFID chip in your wrist watch which makes your smartphone log in. Outside of a meter or two, it will ask for a complex password. Why not? I will buy it :-)
- gte910h 14y agoNo, it's not painless, it's raising the stakes: They have to steal your actual body parts, which would literally hurt.
- reddit_clone 14y agoIt did occur to me. If your information is _that_ valuable then you have a different class of problem than the inconvenience of entering a password on a device with a soft keyboard.