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Bill Gates Proclaims End of Passwords

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the trustno1-is-a-bad-password dept.

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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  1. Bill Gates Proclaims End of Passwords? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nothing to see here, move along. I *really* fucking hate that message. Why post a damn story, and have it return that?!

    1. Re:Bill Gates Proclaims End of Passwords? by irc.goatse.cx+troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Its what happens when the story goes live but isnt on all of the slashdot servers (theres an array of machines)

      Much easier to FP when most people are stuck with that message, though.

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  2. Re:end of passwords - not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    now thats funny - you get pretend mod points from me

  3. Anybody else notice this came from a French co. by Baumann · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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.