Publication on PenTest Magazine

Hitoshi Kokumai
2 min readMar 27, 2021

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“PenTest Magazine March2021 https://pentestmag.com/product/pentest-privilege-escalation-in-practice/

On P77 is my article ‘How to NOT Achieve Solid Digital Identity’.

Gist on Suicidal Success: Follow the argument that promotes ‘password-less authentication’ or ‘password-dependent password-less authentication’ and we will be successful in not achieving solid digital identity.

Gist on Expanded Password System: We have years of experiences with several meaningful commercial adoptions in Japan but we are a sheer start-up in view of launching the global operations. We are short of all the kinds of business resources for it. We will welcome any help and support in any aspect of our worldwide business activities

Key References

“Impact of Episodic Memory on Digital Identity”

What We Know for Certain about Authentication Factors

Digital Identity for Global Citizens

Image-to-Code Conversion by Expanded Password System

Summary and Brief History — Expanded Password System

Proposition on How to Build Sustainable Digital Identity Platform

Additional References

Account Recovery with Expanded Password System

External Body Features Viewed as ‘What We Are’

History, Current Status and Future Scenarios of Expanded Password System

Negative Security Effect of Biometrics Deployed in Cyberspace

Removal of Passwords and Its Security Effect

Availability-First Approach

Update: Questions and Answers — Expanded Password System and Related Issues

< Videos on YouTube>

Slide: Outline of Expanded Password System (3minutes 2seconds)

Digital Identity for Global Citizens (10minutes — narrated)

Demo: Simplified Operation on Smartphone for consumers (1m41s)

Demo: High-Security Operation on PC for managers (4m28s)

Demo: Simple capture and registration of pictures by users (1m26s)

Slide: Biometrics in Cyber Space — “below-one” factor authentication

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Hitoshi Kokumai

Advocate of ‘Identity Assurance by Our Own Volition and Memory’, Inventor of Expanded Password System and Founder of Mnemonic Identity Solutions Limited in UK.