Security Getting More Secure

Simple passwords no longer suffice http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/06/01/beyond.passwords.ap/index.html

“A password is a construct of the past that has run out of steam,” said Joseph Atick, chief executive of Identix Inc., a Minnesota designer of fingerprint-based authentication. “The human mind-set is not used to dealing with so many different passwords and so many different PINs.”

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But it’s difficult to remember dozens of strong passwords — so many sites now require them. Alternatives include writing them down on a sticky note attached to a monitor or in an electronic spreadsheet — practices security experts also deem unsafe.

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People will pay more attention to security as they keep more of their lives online, said Robert Chesnut, eBay’s vice president for rules, trust and safety. He offered this analogy: “The more stuff you have in your house, the better the deadbolt lock you have.”