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by John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

Are Emojis a Replacement for Passwords?

June 23, 2015

Despite the predictions of some, passwords are not dead. We are constantly looking to improve our authentication methods. The latest attempt is to use emojis as password replacements. Intelligent Environments, a British company, has announced a system that uses a pool of 44 emojis for authentication. They system is easier to remember and is harder to crack than a normal passcode. As an example, there are 10,000 possible combinations with a 4 digit PIN as compared to 3.75 million combinations using 4 emojis. I don’t think emojis will be the answer to our authentication problems. I still predict multi-factor authentication will win out.

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