A Big Change (Emoji could replace PIN codes in online banking)
Wednesday, June 17, 2015PINs and passwords could soon be a thing of the past, after a British firm developed the world’s first emoji-only passcode
A British technology firm has launched the world’s first emoji-only passcode, allowing people to log into their banks using four emoji characters, instead of traditional PINs or passwords.
The characters are selected from a bank of 44 emoji. Intelligent Environments, the company that invented the system, claims that emoji are mathematically more secure than traditional four digit passcodes, because there are 480 times more permutations.
The system also prevents hackers from identifying common and easily obtainable numerical passcodes, like a date of birth or a wedding anniversary.
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