Biometrics are Like Passwords You Leave EVERYWHERE
Biometrics are like passwords, but worse.
Biometrics are like passwords that you leave everywhere (fingerprints, facial recognition, voice patterns), except that unlike passwords, you can’t change them when they’re lost or stolen. It’s easy to change your password, a bit harder to get a new retina. Like passwords, risk goes up as they are stored globally (in the cloud) versus locally (on a physical device).
In addition to the biometrics mentioned above that most of us have come to accept as commonplace, there are many other methods in use or under exploration:
- hand geometry
- vascular pattern recognition (analyzing vein patterns)
- iris scans
- DNA
- signature geometry (not just the look of the signature, but the pen pressure, signature speed, etc.)
- gait analysis
- heartbeat signatures
