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[Evan Zimmerman <evan.zimmerman AT gmail.com>]

I'd agree but I *do* like another idea (that's probably old as the
hills) that came up recently. A researcher as MS has proposed that
password schemes begin to require phrases instead of words for users.

I'd imagine that the phrases would be both somewhat unique and easy to
come up with and remember for most people, and the number of
characters alone would dramatically increase the security compared to
single dictionary words or the like that people use now. One downside
of course would be a likely lack of numbers in the phrase but...

Evan




On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:23:21 -0500 (EST), Alan MacHett
<machett AT ibiblio.org> wrote:
> I have serious doubts about this:
> 
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050217/ap_on_hi_te/typing_as_password
> 
> > RUSTON, La. (AP)- The way you type is as unique as your eye color or
> > speech patterns and can be used instead of a password to protect your
> > computer, researchers at Louisiana Tech and Penn State say.
> 
> "The way you type" ... well, I type rather differently depending on the
> circumstances:  am I tired and slow? am I alert and coding well?  am I
> using one finger because my other hand is holding a cup of coffee?
> 
> -Alan
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