The Biometric Fingerprint Password

In the near future the biometric fingerprint password will be the most common way of accessing our cars, homes, computers, offices etc. Keys and traditional passwords will disappear. Biometrics is a booming technology and the biometric fingerprint scanner is widely used.

Biometric devices can store thousands of passwords, correlate them with specific web sites or software applications and populate fields when a fingerprint matches and authenticates.

Biometrics is a mature technology and finger print scanning is far from bleeding edge. The technology has great potential to reduce identity theft. Eliminating the overheads that go with remembering, keying and recovering passwords.

Nothing to lose, nothing to remember. It's the ultimate in convenience and ease of use. Furthermore, these devices are cheap. Expect to see a fingerprint scanner built into the most unlikely electronic devices in the near future. They are commodities and about to become ubiquitous.

In the context of laptop security the biometric fingerprint scanner has a long future ahead of it. There are countless alternative biometric keys, but a finger impression is the most acceptable option in the widest range of circumstances.

In the laptop computer arena the main examples of how biometrics has been applied include: biometric keyboards, biometric flash memory, biometric laptops and biometric network or domain logon.

Passwords are the weakest link. Few people know how to create strong unique passwords that have any hope of deterring hackers from accessing sensitive data. The latest generation of fingerprint password scanner is a solution to this challenge. It combines robust reliability and typically a USB interface. If necessary we can can carry a combined mouse and authentication device in our pocket and securely access PCs or networks without any requirement to enter a password.