"My Thoughts Are My Password, Because My Brain Reactions Are Unique"

Biometric authentication using identifiers such as fingerprints, faces, and retinas is becoming increasingly popular as these physical characteristics provide a higher level of security by being harder to replicate. However, these forms of biometric credentials are still susceptible to being breached as indicated by an incident in which hackers stole the fingerprints of 5.6 million U.S. federal employees. In addition, these biometric credentials can't be reset once they have been compromised. Researchers have proposed the use of brain passwords, which are unique and easy to reset in the event that they are breached by hackers. This article continues to discuss the concept and research behind brain passwords, and the vulnerability of other types of biometric credentials.

 The Conversation reports "My Thoughts Are My Password, Because My Brain Reactions Are Unique"