Which passwords correspond to which accounts?
Being able to recall strong passwords is one thing. Being able to recall the correspondence between accounts and passwords is another.
When different sets of images are allocated to different accounts, those unique image matrices will be telling you which images you should pick up as your credential for this or that account.
When using hard-to-forget images of our episodic memories, Expanded Password System will free us from the burden of managing the relation between accounts and the corresponding passwords.
By the way, password managers would be helpful if used modestly not to create a single point of failure, although we cannot rely on them for unlocking our computers and phones offline.
Key References
Summary and Brief History — Expanded Password System
For Achieving Solid Digital Identity on Information Security Buzz (Mar/2021)
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
Account Recovery with Expanded Password System
Proposition on How to Build Sustainable Digital Identity Platform
Additional References
Removal of Passwords and Its Security Effect
Negative Security Effect of Biometrics Deployed in Cyberspace
External Body Features Viewed as ‘What We Are’
History, Current Status and Future Scenarios of Expanded Password System
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
