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There are 3 types:

What you know.

What you have.

What you are.

And of the 3 What you know (i.e. password) is the most secure when used properly. It's impossible to steal without your knowledge, and it's impossible to misplace.

What you have (eg. physical key) can be stolen from you - or even borrowed, used, and returned without you ever knowing. It can also be copied, and it can be lost - sometimes without being aware of it for a long time.

What you are (eg. fingerprint, iris) is the worst, and the least secure. It's trivial to copy - even from a distance, and it's impossible to change. The entropy available is also low.

So in the future we are still going to use passwords.



What you are.. trivial to copy - even from a distance..

A retinal print?


Very easy - just use a telescope.




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