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

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.