PixelPin - A Simple, Secure and User- Friendly Password Alternative

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In today’s digital age, we are becoming increasingly dependent on online services to beaccessible across multiple devices. As a result, the security of information is one of the keychallenges associated with the open- digital age, which faces commerce, governments andcitizens alike. In 2014, the cost of online password breaches was around $200Bn,demonstrating clearly that current solutions which centre predominantly on alphanumericpasswords are falling short of properly protecting personal and financial information.PixelPin aim to address the limitations of current authentication solutions through thedevelopment of a secure single sign-on solution that eliminates traditional alphanumericpasswords (can also be used as part of a multi-factor approach). The concept instead is apatented picture-based approach with users choosing a personal image (e.g. a holiday photo)and a four pass-point sequence which, based on successful PoC studies, have shown to beeasier to learn, quicker to enter & less likely to be forgotten, protecting against commonhacking techniques such as dictionary attacks, social engineering, phishing & keylogging.This cloud based service allows the user to input their 4 passpoints on mobiles, tablets or theweb.PixelPin is designed for today’s always-on, mobile-first and multi-device generation. Itreplaces passwords and PINs with a secure, user friendly and private method of logging intoweb sites, providing a global solution that is language independent and perfect for mobile. Anumber of critical usability features must be developed throughout the 12 month projectwhich will advance the technology into a preproduction prototype prior to product launch inthe authentication software market in Q2 2017.