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Researchers Develop "Narrative Authentication" System

Posted by samzenpus on from the tell-me-about-yourself dept.

hypnosec writes "Researchers have developed a 'narrative authentication' system that could put an end to the need of remembering complex passwords to logging onto computer systems. The new system has been developed by Carson Brown and his colleagues over at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The main idea behind the system is to log a user's activities on the system or any other device that he/she may be using and then ask questions about them when they login next time. Users can interact with the logging software and add their own events in the real world like wedding dates, holidays, travel dates, etc."

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  1. B.S. For funding by Great+Big+Bird · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sounds like useless bullshit produced to get funding dollars.

    1. Re: B.S. For funding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Cynic. How can you not believe in something that tracks your computer use and then lets you add commonly known dates as additional verification? There's no way a co worker will ever be able to log into your account at work, or a family member at home.

      BTW, who wants to play 20 questions when logging in and what company gets to own the data about your computer use?

  2. No, thank you. by Parsiuk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sick of "intelligent" systems which are making my life more and more complicated.

  3. XKCD FTW by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'll just leave this right here

    https://xkcd.com/936/

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