Gates: Forget your passwords
C|Net | at | by Mike
Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday. Speaking at the Microsoft IT Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Microsoft chairman predicted that people will soon rely on alternative means of authenticating their identity.
"A major problem for identity systems is the weakness of passwords," Gates said. "Unfortunately, with the type of critical information on these systems, we aren't going to be able to rely on passwords. Moving to biometric and smart cards is a wave that is coming, and we see our leading customers doing this."