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Could biometrics give us a world without passwords?
ABC Life Matters (2015)
  • Katina Michael, University of Wollongong
  • Natasha Mitchell
Abstract

What's your strategy for keeping all the passwords in your life both readily available and secure? Do you replace letters with numbers in words you won't forget? Do you cycle through days of the week? Months of the year? Seasons? Pets you once had? What if it was possible to live in a world without passwords? There are many new ways to verify your identity that don't require passwords: wearables, tokens, epidermal electronic, implantables and biometrics. So what might our lives look like without passwords? And is that reality even desirable?

Keywords
  • Authentication,
  • passwords,
  • knowledge,
  • biometrics,
  • tokens,
  • smart cards,
  • contactless cards,
  • RFID,
  • radiofrequency identification,
  • embossed numbers,
  • identity,
  • tattoos,
  • nanotech,
  • embedded sensors,
  • physical characteristics,
  • traits,
  • behavioural actions
Disciplines
Publication Date
September 16, 2015
Publisher Statement
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/could-biometrics-give-us-a-world-without-passwords/6766136
Citation Information
Katina Michael and Natasha Mitchell. "Could biometrics give us a world without passwords?" ABC Life Matters (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kmichael/546/