Windows Hello and Microsoft Passport to revolutionize security and the Internet

By Brian Fagioli
 
Typing a password is prehistoric. Sadly, many of us enter multiple passwords every day. Not only is it tedious, but potentially dangerous. Remembering a unique password for every site and computer is almost an impossibility. This leads to people reusing the same password at multiple sites,  which is a poor security practice.
I got wise recently and started using Lastpass to generate and secure my various credentials. Fingerprint scanners such as those found on some of the newer iOS and Samsung Galaxy devices enables biometrics to unlock  your device, but also interface with password managers like the aforementioned Lastpass, or 1password, Sadly, similar solutions for Windows computers have been bolted-on and are clunky to say the least. Today, Microsoft announces that it is putting a real focus on biometrics with Windows Hello and Passport.
 "Windows Hello introduces system support for biometric authentication -- using your face, iris, or fingerprint to unlock your devices -- with technology that is much safer than traditional passwords. You -- uniquely you -- plus your device are the keys to your Windows experience, apps, data and even websites and services -- not a random assortment of letters and numbers that are easily forgotten, hacked, or written down and pinned to a bulletin board. Modern sensors recognize your unique personal characteristics to sign-you-in on a supporting Windows 10 device", says  Microsoft.
 
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