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Category: Identity Management Comes of Age The past several weeks have seen an onslaught of articles regarding privacy, identity and security. Most of them bemoan the fact that we all have too many passwords, they are difficult and costly to manage, and that "there must be a better way!" The past several weeks have seen an onslaught of articles regarding privacy , identity and security . Most of them bemoan the fact that we all have too many passwords, they are difficult and costly to manage, and that "there must be a better way!" Suggestions have ranged from password-reset and password-synchronization software, to biometrics such as finger scans, to third-party "trusted sites" that will act as a broker for all your private information.This shotgun approach comes in response to a very real problem: We really do have too many passwords -- too many ways of identifying ourselves. It's a problem for the organizations that store this information online, since we will probably forget some of our passwords at various times, and it can cost from US$15-100 to do a reset. Multiply that by the hordes of people who increasingly live online, and you can see that the cost is astronomical. But it is even worse for consumers, since we need to balance our need for seamless access to information, with the overwhelming requirement for identity protection.
Source: Wired News
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