We give you a first look at SensibleVision FastAccess facial recognition technology.
If it is intelligent, it uses a complex password for each secure web site to which it is connected. If you are human, you're tired of having to remember complex passwords for each secure web site to which it is connected. SensibleVision promises a solution in the form of software that connects practically at the instant that recognizes it. We have been using a beta version of the program on a Windows laptop computer, an iPad and Android Smartphone, and so far has impressed us.
If you have been following the epic fail of the facial unlock feature, Face Unlock 4.1 Android, is probably laughing. Jelly Bean had just emerged from Google Labs when people discovered that Face Unlock could be burlada with a simple photograph of the face of the user. Google quickly adjusted Face Unlock so you have to Flash to demonstrate that it was real, but that was no obstacle. Then, what does to FastAccess safer than Face Unlock?
To begin with, FastAccess offers the option of two-factor authentication: choose this option and in addition to registering your face, also pre-inscribirá a gesture of union of points or a symbol (like a snowflake, piece of puzzle, butterfly, and so on), both elements must be admitted to enter. So even if hackers cheat with success to the algorithm of facial recognition using a photo or a video - a feat that we could not achieve with this software, by the way - will also need to know your gesture or secret symbol, before you can pass by you. These elements arise in random areas of the screen, to prevent stains from fingerprints to give them a clue.
Secondly, SensibleVision says that FastAccess is not limited to register his face the first time you use it, they learn new elements of their functions every time that you use. The software keeps track of approximately 400 to one thousand points and the contours of the face of a person, including the eyes, nose and mouth. Hair and eyes, skin, and hair color do not have in mind, since the user can change these features (and the camera could induce color changes).
FastAccess facial recognition can be used to unlock the Windows desktop or laptop (provided that it is equipped with a webcam, of course), but it cannot be this on a Mac, since Apple prohibits the application of such measures to the third-party developers, and the same goes for iOS devices. SensibleVision plans to add a function of FastAccess for Android release, but the company does not recommend block mobile devices. And when you hear the reason, it makes sense.
"A computer is accessed less frequently and is used for periods of time longer than a phone or tablet," explains the project in SensibleVision, Darin Beery Manager. "Block a computer is entirely appropriate." A phone is used more often, usually for very short periods of time, often for a few seconds and for tasks that do not require security. "Forcing the user to authenticate to play a game, check the weather, or browse in your vehicle is unnecessary and creates frustration, which usually leads to any kind of security," he added.
You can manage all your log ins to different web sites to which it is connected, from one place.FastAccess can also track users while they are using a device and quickly change between authorized users. I set a profile for me and one for my wife on the same iPad. When I gave him the iPad to it, FastAccess immediately recognized his face and took her to choose your symbol security. On my Windows PC, I had the opportunity to configure FastAccess to automatically lock the computer when I walked away from it, and recognize my face and unlock the computer in less than two seconds when again faces the webcam from your computer. Although I do not think you need that level of security at home, it may be helpful for companies with high security requirements or medical practices which must comply with strict privacy standards Government as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).
As I mentioned earlier, FastAccess is even more useful when it comes to log into secure web sites, such as banking online, shopping online, and webmail. The first time you visit such sites after you install the software, you will be asked if you want to remember your login information. If does it, the next time that you visit the site, FastAccess will appear, will examine your face with the camera in your device, and - provided recognizes it - prompted performing his gesture preset or choose a preselected symbol. If both factors are recognized, you log on the site without having to re-enter their credentials.
In my experience, this happened more quickly than what could be typing on them, most importantly, allowed me to create extremely complex that I never needed to memorize passwords. And if you access these sites by using multiple devices, FastAccess will automatically download this information for each device on which the software is installed.
To make all this work, you need to create an account on the servers of SensibleVision, where all your data access and passwords are stored. After the failure of security at sites such as LinkedIn, Sony and Yahoo, all must be cautious about storing sensitive information in the cloud. SensibleVision, with experience in enterprise data security, uses 256-bit AES keys to protect the credentials of each user while they are stored while they are in transit.
However, the company gives a step further: instead of encrypting all of a database that contains the user accounts with a single password unique and main SecureVision encrypts each individual account with a unique and independent key. If hackers ever succeed in breaking the account of a user, only that user would be affected and the rest of the database would remain safe. "This deters hackers who want to attack the database," says Beers. "The amount of effort required is very high, while the yield is very low."
The disadvantage of using a unique encryption key for each user is that you will not be able to retrieve their credentials on the account of SensibleVision from the cloud. If you forget your password, you will need to create an entirely new account. To avoid the hassle of having to reload each name and individual passwords in your new account, company encourages its users to create a backup copy protected by password, so if ever you have to do this, they can simply upload all the information at once.
FastAccess will be compatible with the versions of Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer for Windows, and Safari on Mac (support for Chrome on Mac will come later). There are also applications for Android and iOS. The Windows version will have a cost of $19.99, but the Mac version will have a cost of only $6.99, since it cannot be used to lock the computer itself. Android and iOS applications will cost $2.99 each. SensibleVision expects to sell all the versions of the software from September 15.
Michael Brown, PC World (US)(USA) - CIOPeru.pe
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