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Story: Gates predicts death of the password

Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 8 March 2004, 12:10 PM)

20 years ago there were systems around that were based on 10-15 "facts" - and would prompt on loggon for what could be "inferred" from these. The accuracy of this was astonishing, and far better than anything developed since.
Where are these now?
(People will soon find a way of faking everything from fingerprints to retinascans) - but a suprise question - and the capability to intercept in the middle of a session, trace usage pattern - is wanted back!

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