By Parangat Shukla
Do you face problem remembering the passwords of all the zillion accounts that you own throughout the world wide web and smartphones? Don’t you sometimes think that ONLY IF there was an easier way to verify your identity and let you access your account without compromising on security? Apple tried to present to people a new method to access their phones, when in iPhone 5S they incorporated a first of its kind finger print scanner, and were widely applauded by critics worldwide. Google’s feelings were hurt, “How could Apple come up with such a beautiful thing before us?” they thought, and soon you can find Google products that use Sound as password.
News is that Google has acquired an Israeli start-up, named SlickLogin, founded less than a year ago, which has developed a sound based password alternative. "Today we're announcing that the SlickLogin team is joining Google, a company that shares our core beliefs that logging in should be easy instead of frustrating, and authentication should be effective without getting in the way," said the three co-founders of the young start-up. The company hasn’t yet released any commercial product, so this deal is basically an acquisition of Technology of SlickLogin.
So how does it work? First of all, a nearly-silent sound is generated through computer speakers, which is unique in nature. This sound is picked up by the app on the User’s Smartphone. Then the smartphone sends back a signal after analyzing the sound it received, and voila its done! This technology can be used as a replacement for a password as well as to add an additional security layer.
Can’t wait to see what the Internet giant plans to achieve by incorporating this technology in its vast line of products. What do you think? Is sound based password the best alternative? Leave your comments below.
Can’t wait to see what the Internet giant plans to achieve by incorporating this technology in its vast line of products. What do you think? Is sound based password the best alternative? Leave your comments below.