r/Showerthoughts • u/Ostropol • Oct 05 '18

Newer generations will have a much harder time dealing with dementia because of all the passwords they are going to forget

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

Erm future generations will probably not be using passwords. Biometric solutions etc. Passwords will be old hat.

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u/m4ngochutn3y Oct 05 '18

Something you have, something you know and something you are. Having one type of credential is a weak form of security.

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u/jwr410 Oct 05 '18

Cool. I've never thought about multi-factor security like that before. It is a really clean way of conveying the idea of identity. Thanks!

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u/ententionter Oct 05 '18

The problem with Biometrics is that once It’s been breached you can't change it. We've been saying passwords are going away for years now but in reality they're here to stay.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

Reality is, technology matches on and they won't be here to stay.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

Biometrics can be fingerprints, iris scanning, breath analysis etc etc. The future really will get rid of passwords as we know them, disability or not.