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Photos: Cambridge innovation day abuzz with fresh tech

Photo Users create a pattern by choosing four squares on a grid (pictured) and it is this pattern which is then used to authenticate purchases or passwords, instead of a fixed PIN or password. The grid is filled with random numbers every time a password...

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[07 Sep 2007]

Photos: The secrets of BT Labs

Photo To get logged on to the BT network users enter their username and password and then get a call from the authentication system, which will ask them to say a series of words which it then uses to establish their identity.

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[02 Oct 2006]

Photos: MOT database targets illegal cars

Photo The tester can access the system by placing the smartcard in the reader provided and entering their password. The MOT computerisation project is the single biggest change to the testing scheme since it was introduced in the 1960s.

Tags: mot, vosa, dvla

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[07 Apr 2006]