Google plans to use "trust scores" to phase out traditional passwords access on Android.
The company wants to get rid of every password, at least for Android apps, from 2017. Google presented its plans at the I / O 2016 conference last week. Why you can understand it after so many stolen or broken passwords.
Let's see how:
Google's Trust API technology is reported to use a variety of metric indices to create a trust score.
So factors such as typing speed, phonetic inflexions, recognition face and proximity to known devices from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi hotspots could be used to calculate the score.
Games and basic tools can run even if the confidence score is low while the most sensitive applications such as banks and webmail will need biometric and location-based data combined with one of the above for high scores in the score.
This means that a device will be able to be unlocked for low-scoring apps, but this will provide a pathway for more attacks εκμετάλλευσης προνομίων. Αντίθετα, αν ένας κωδικός πρόσβασης ξεχαστεί, οι χρήστες μπορεί να κλειδωθούν εκτός της συσκευής και να μην έχουν πρόσβαση στα δεδομένα τους – στη theory at least.
Sounds like a trade-off between better safetyand convenience, a classic safety equation.
On the other hand, Android users usually allow access to all apps on their device without the need for a password when the device is unlocked.
Richard Lack, EMEA's sales manager at Gigya's customer identity management department, said Google's plans are welcome as part of a wider escape of passwords that now feature as insecure technology.
"The future lies in password-free authentication methods, which consumers will clearly prefer, both in terms of convenience and enhanced security," Lack said.
"Biometric identification is a powerful catalyst that will allow companies to develop it to significantly increase enrollment rates, gaining data and insight for their customers, while increasing the security of their customers. It's a win / win scenario that sounds like a death omen for insecure passwords sooner than one would expect. "
