Biometrics vs passwords: a modern version of the tortoise and the hare

Kamran Siddique, Zahid Akhtar, Yangwoo Kim

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Abstract

A popular misconception that biometrics represent the ultimate in authentication and that passwords are dead is causing a significant setback in digital security. For more than a decade, people (and, unfortunately, some vendors) have been promoting this trend with the claim of impregnable digital security. However, this claim is not only unjustified but has also suppressed core password research. A popular misconception that biometrics represent the ultimate in authentication and that passwords are dead is causing a significant setback in digital security. For more than a decade, people (and vendors) have been promoting this trend with the claim of impregnable digital security. However, this claim is not only unjustified but has also suppressed core password research, explain Kamran Siddique, Zahid Akhtar and Yangwoo Kim of Dongguk and Quebec universities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-17
Number of pages5
JournalComputer Fraud and Security
Volume2017
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

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