Google Started Its War against Fingerprint Scanner, Project Vault,Password With Smart Lock

As the number of passwords that a consumer needs to carry out its digital life continues to grow, so it does the very real risk of identity theft, fraud or hacking. However, Google is putting out a three-pronged attack that could someday enter text-based password in the annals of the history of technology, along with VHS videos, mini discs and players mp3 independent.

The first step is a new feature called Smart Lock passwords. It has been a tool of development for some time, but is now alive. It enables services that require a login to be tied to Google's account of a person.

A type of password manager that allows users to access data stored in other applications and services within your Google Account. Therefore, if you are logged into Google, which is also connected automatically everywhere, too. And it works in the Chrome browser on a desktop or applications on an Android, tablet phone or TV in the next Android, too.

The second aspect was announced at the developer conference Google I / O on Friday and meet a person uses as a means of validation. Everyone has different speech patterns, typing styles and ways of playing or slide.

When Google and monitors used for authentication, which are up to 10 times more secure than a fingerprint scanning. And they are not intrusive. And for those concerned about giving the company even more data, all it has done in the safety device itself - like identification systems and payment validation Touch on the latest Apple iPhones.

No long strings of text and symbols to remember, authentication would be completely natural and impossible to fake, no matter how gifted a hacker. During his presentation, Regina Dugan of Google, said the system was up and running, but not coming yet. However, the company is investing heavily in its development, in partnership with 16 other institutions to accelerate the development and testing.

The third and final point is something called Vault Project. Safe equipment the size of a micro SD card that can be integrated into devices - so a team within a team - to ensure that communications can not be hacked or hijacked data. And it has 4GB of storage, too. This is already being tested by companies and will target businesses first, but Dugan said a consumer version is definitely in the works, too.