"Password" What?

September 2, 2014: Had an idea that will replace passwords for log in (permanently) 

September 3, 2014: Mentioned this to Sandeep Kumar and Swati Shah. They are my sounding board but we couldn’t further the discussion beyond me explaining the idea
 
September 9, 2014: Apple releases ios8 and extends a feature that was restricting the implementation

So what is this idea?

The idea is to leverage the iPhone Biometric to replace the use of passwords everywhere. The ios8 now allows other apps on the phone to use the biometric to allow access. My idea includes this and takes it a step further. 

Irrespective of the system – tablets, desktops, laptops running any OS - you are using to login to an account you should be able to authorize yourself using the iPhone biometric. The sequence of operation is:

• You are using  some system – tablets, desktops, laptops running any OS
• You open the login page in a browser
• You place your finger on you iPhone
• The browser page refreshes and you are logged in
• You access, you log out

No more remembering passwords and therefore typing. No more fear of passwords being recorded or stolen when using foreign machines.  This could potentially replace RSA token too.

Androids will have to wait for biometric enablement for enjoying this but won’t be for very long.
 
Technical implementation details will remain undisclosed.
 
What do you think?

Two Sentence Horror Stories

Have you ever read a two sentence horror story? This blog entry has a bunch of such stories. My favorite of the lot is:

Drawing inspiration from this, I have created my own two sentence horror stories:

1. My wife decides to rearrange the toiletries. I learn about this rearrangement only after using my razor for my tongue cleaner.


2. Late one night, as I am backing my car using the backing camera I see an image of a child suddenly appears on the screen. I turn around to look but there is nothing behind and yet he still appears on the screen.


3. My phone rings. It says I am calling, displays my own number and has a picture of me with eyes bleeding blood.


4. Went out for a run with my RunKeeper app on. After a few hours the RunKeeper statistics shows me having run 500miles in 100hours and burning 30,000calories.


5. Went to sleep cuddling Kate Upton. Woke up in the arms of Susan Boyle.


6. Sat with a bottle of beer in front of the evening news. The breaking news showed my wife wanted for my murder.


7. Selected text, hit control c, switched windows, hit control v, it pasted a picture of me taken that very moment. My laptop has no camera.

My editor (my wife) and a few special friends who get a sneak preview before I publish found these stories more humorous than horror.

What’s your opinion?