Samsung patent envisions palm scanning for remembering forgotten passwords

Last updated: November 30th, 2017 at xiv:54 UTC+01:00

Samsung is proud for having the highest number of security features on its latest flagships, offer no less than five unlike methods (iris, facial recognition, fingerprint, pattern, and pin) for keeping the device locked and protected. Samsung also seems to be working on ways to ensure those who use a password for their device and tend to forget information technology tin can easily get a hint for what their password might exist, or at to the lowest degree that'southward what a patent application by the visitor suggests.

Palm scanning for more than just telling your future

Everyone knows a person's palm tin have a myriad of lines that differ for each individual, and while palm readers might be using these for foretelling your future, Samsung thinks information technology can be used to assistance users remember their password past hiding the hint in those scattered palm lines. This isn't a method for unlocking like to iris or fingerprint scanning; instead, Samsung wants to apply palm scanning to ensure that the user requesting for the password hint is the owner of the device.

According to the patent, the front end camera is used for taking a picture of the palm, which ways it's not a totally secure method despite how unique your palm lines might be. Only, unlike photos of your face up, someone taking a picture of you holding out your palm would be somewhat rare. Plus, the patent suggests that the password hint won't be simply displayed on the screen, but scattered across the lines in a haphazard manner. That would brand information technology harder for someone just glancing at your phone to run into what's existence displayed, while being uncomplicated enough for your mind to suddenly light upward and recall that forgotten password.

Of grade, there's no telling whether palm scanning, in either this class or something unlike, will e'er come across the light of solar day. Samsung'due south focus is probably on 3D face up scanning at the moment so information technology tin can take on the iPhone 10 (and any futurity iPhones with FaceID). Just then once again, the palm scanning might not have a lot of work to implement, so it may just end upward on the company's phones at some point in time.

What'southward your accept on Samsung'southward implementation for remembering passwords using a scan of the user'due south palm?