Motorola has recently offered to replace the standard means of authentication – password – with electronic chips, which will be put into the human body. The innovations were announced at the IT-D11 conference, which was opened in May 28 in California. The presentation was made by Regina Dugan, who leads special projects for Motorola.
In particular, Motorola has introduced two chips: one of them is placed in the tattoo, a second – in a pill. The tattoos have been developed by Massachusetts-based engineering firm MC10, and contain flexible electronic circuits that are attached to the wearer's skin using a rubber stamp. The pill, produced by Proteus Digital Health, contains an electronic chip, which is powered by the electrolytes inside a person’s stomach.
The pills and tattoos create an 18-bit signal that is read by a mobile device and replaces needed password.
The company doubts that the alternative means of authentication will appear in the nearest future.
