Beyond passwords: NIST explores new digital identity management

Are fingerprints better than passwords for securing government systems? Where do iris scanners fit in on the spectrum of securing identities? Is it a case of apples versus oranges? That’s what the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is trying to determine.

An offshoot of the National Institute for Standards and Technology, NIST is tasked with measuring the strength of different forms of identity management and the effectiveness of technologies that facilitate them. That’s something that NIST Project Manager Mike Garcia said hasn’t seen much success with until recently.

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