Bill Gates Proclaims End of Passwords

KrazyK writes "Bill Gates has just proclaimed the end of passwords. There's only one drawback - you have to use .Net (well, what else would you expect?). However, the smart card that is at the centre of it - made by Axalto - is still a great bit of technology. How long before we can get an open-source version of this?"

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Anybody else notice this came from a French co.

[Baumann]

You know, the land of weak encryption or die? I have to wonder just how effective a smart card can be from a country that doesn't allow it's people strong personal encryption.