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  1. 01-20-2013, 08:50 PM #1
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    Google's Plans To Do Away With Passwords

    http://vr-zone.com/articles/google-s...rds/18732.html

    I wonder how this will work when you are on vacation or like when your main computer is down and have to use a different computer to access something like your email???
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    Well a lot of software does that. For example, when I was using Cubase, in order to open the program, you had to plug in a security key (usb dongle) before the program would open.

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    Google's Plans To Do Away With Passwords
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    Google Vice President of Security Eric Grosse and Engineer Mayanl Upadhyay have opened the door to a password-less world, as outlined in their paper to be published in IEEE's Security and Privacy magazine. A few alternatives have been proposed, such as cryptographic cards for USBs, and even a wearable ring.
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    R-i-g-h-t. Make it even easier for someone to instantly pwn you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kujoe2002 View Post
    Well a lot of software does that. For example, when I was using Cubase, in order to open the program, you had to plug in a security key (usb dongle) before the program would open.
    Not everyone will have that special usb dongle when needed though.
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  5. 01-22-2013, 04:48 PM #5
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    They're right in saying that passwords are inherently insecure. However none of the alternatives I've seen proposed so far are all that much better. Fingerprint scanners do a pretty good job, but can also be manipulated.
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