Researchers Develop "Narrative Authentication" System

hypnosec writes "Researchers have developed a 'narrative authentication' system that could put an end to the need of remembering complex passwords to logging onto computer systems. The new system has been developed by Carson Brown and his colleagues over at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The main idea behind the system is to log a user's activities on the system or any other device that he/she may be using and then ask questions about them when they login next time. Users can interact with the logging software and add their own events in the real world like wedding dates, holidays, travel dates, etc."

i'm drunk and i don't remember my activities

[Anonymous Coward]

lemme in ya fukcin piceec of shhhtt!!!!!!

Re:A questioner instead of a password? Really?

[Anonymous Coward]

Boss: I need the data for XY.
You: OK, I'll give it to you. Let me just log in.
Computer: This is the narrative authentication system. What have you been doing most of the time yesterday?
You: Working on the report.
Computer: The answer is wrong. Please try again.
You: Programming.
Computer: The answer is wrong. Please try again.
You. Surfing Slashdot.
Computer: Authentication succeeded.
Boss: You're fired.

SCNR ;-)

Re:Retarded

[Frankie70]

I remembered my password before I even got close to figuring any of that shit out.

So it worked.

Re: B.S. For funding

[neoritter]

I tried this and ended up with a closet full of dead puppies...