, 2004-11-19
Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today.
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Bank: "Hi, please press your thumb here ..."
You: * press thumb *
Bank: "Okay, your account is activated. Your thumbprint and passphrase are required for each transaction now."
Note: I'm not advocating biometrics, I really don't want it at all, but just making the point that a global server of information is not required.
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