Password Security Panned

museumpeace writes "Considering we just discussed passwords yesterday, is an uncanny coincidence that Technology Review runs an article today in which Michael Schrage quotes a couple of security experts as being of the opinion that passwords are useless, with many negatives [the tougher rules only make them harder for users to remember, not harder for hackers to guess] But Shrage's suggestion that passwords are a weak bandage where system security admins and developers need to institute deeper security mechanisms such as "suspicion engines" has problems too. Any hidden filter meant to compare traffic on your account against profile of "normal" usage strikes me as both an invasion of privacy and a sure fire way to multiply calls to the help desks when a false alarm tosses out a legitimate user."