Facelock: A Better Way To Pick A Password?

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:31 in Mathematics & Economics

It was once the case that computer security for users was a non-issue. Most break-ins of networks involved someone local, not a brute force password discovery. Now, remote hackers in China are constantly hammering US sites using automated tools. Password security involves a trade-off; complex is good but too complex and people will write it down, which is bad. A new alternative called  'Facelock' is based on the psychology of face recognition. read more

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