Still one more thing left unsolved in identification aspect of the Web. How do you prove, the person, sitting in front of the monitor is that very same she claims to be? I personally thought about it before, and today Defence Advanced Researh Projects Agency (DARPA) decided to solve this finally. They would identify a “digital signature” or “digital fingerprint” based on your habits of mouse usage or the way person normally types.
Now algorithms are going to be developed with the help of scientists, who are invited to send their proposals.
Active Authentication industry day on Nov. 18 is to encourage industry to submit authentication proposals. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, software, or systems in the areas related to determining the identity of the individual at the keyboard.
Some years ahead, we either will no longer be anonymous on the Internet, or will use anonymity tools for impersonation of our activity or to steal someone’s habits, recorded in the file. Probably viruses will be stealing our habits. Lots of interesting stuff still expects us in the eternal battle between the key and the lock.
