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Pictorial passwords

The Economist has an interesting article about pictorial passwords. To replace alphaneumeric passwords, some American universities are developing passwords based on faces. People pick out five pictures in the correct sequence out of a random selection. The idea is based on how we associate memories with pictures. We're more likely to remember a good holiday in Paris and your own child's smile instead of a jumble of characters. It's also more secure because pictures cannot be written down and pictorial passwords are less likely to be forgotten.

http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3171359

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