Hi! posting a informative post from another source. > Google may soon replace passwords > with 'physical keys' > PTI: London, Jan 22 2013, 13:34 IST > > London: Search giant Google is set to kill off passwords and > is > experimenting with USB keys, mobile phones and even jewelry > that can > act as a physical 'key' to give users access to their > account. > > The firm's security experts including an Indian are set to > publish > their findings next month, the 'Daily Mail' reported. > > In the upcoming issue of IEEE Security & Privacy > Magazine, Google Vice > President of Security Eric Grosse and engineer Mayank > Upadhyay will > detail what is basically a physical key with a 'smart chip' > embedded > inside it. > > "Along with many in the industry, we feel passwords and > simple bearer > tokens such as cookies are no longer sufficient to keep > users safe," > the pair write in their paper, according to Wired. > > To log, users simply place the tiny Universal Serial Bus > (USB) drive > into their computer. > > The firm is also believed to be experimenting with wireless > chips that > are already built into some mobile phones, and can even be > built in > jewelry. > > "We'd like your smartphone or smartcard-embedded finger > ring to > authorise a new computer via a tap on the computer, even in > situations > in which your phone might be without cellular connectivity," > the team > writes. > > "One option uses a tiny USB key called a YubiKey. When the > user plugs > the key into a latop, they are automatically logged into all > of their > Google accounts - without ever having to type in a > password," they > explain. > > "Another option uses a 'smartcard-embedded finger ring to > authorise a > new computer via a tap on the computer," they said. > > The firm is also believed to be addressing the obvious > problem with > the system users losing their 'key' and is thought to be > developing a > simple system to replace them. > > However, the pair admit that they will have to rely on > websites to > support the scheme. > > "Others have tried similar approaches but achieved little > success in > the consumer world," they write. > > "Although we recognise that our initiative will likewise > remain > speculative until we've proven large scale acceptance, we're > eager to > test it with other websites," they say. > > http://www.financialexpress.com/news/google-may-soon-replace-passwords-with-physical-keys/1063053/0 > > > >
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