Password Typing Patterns May Be Used to Diffirentiate Users

The first commercial product that enhances password security by analyzing the way they are typed is being rolled out. They are calling it bio-security, though I don’t know where the “bio” comes from.

A US company is aiming to reduce the risk of identity theft by introducing ‘bio-security’ to passwords, meaning that users would have to type their user name and password with consistent speed in order to be logged in.

The technology, which measures the time for which keys are held down, as well as the length between strokes, takes advantage of the fact that most computer users evolve a method of typing which is both consistent and idiosyncratic – especially for words used frequently such as a user name and password.

In case you are drunk sleepy and type your password in using an unusual pattern, a series of security questions are presented. It’s $35,000 per server and $1.15 subscription fee per user annually.

We’re paying to be more secure, but don’t get payments for insecurity. I bet you if each bank had to pay $1.15 to each user who’s account information they lost…