Google to Introduce Password-Free Sign-ins for Android by the End of 2016
BENGALURU: At the annual developer conference 2015, Google introduced a new system, ‘Project Abacus’, to roll out the password system for identity verification. This new system is based on various patterns that will be used to verify user identity. The Director of Google’s ATAP team, Mr. Dan Kaufman, briefed about the status of Project Abacus with the expected release date by the year-end. NDTV Gadgets360.com website compiled about the Google’s ready to launch technology.
Project Abacus was introduced at Google I/O last year for the first time, as an improved version of two-factor authentication. At the time of initial project introduction, company officials announced that it was in a trial period and tech giant did tie-up with 33 universities for feature testing. Google mentioned that it is hard to remember multiple passwords, so Project Abacus is designed to monitor user patterns, like location, typing, walking, and others and compile them for authentication process.
The officials stressed that the Project Abacus will manage sign-in to the applications or unlocking of devices on different patterns based ‘Trust Score’. The patterns behind the calculation of ‘Trust Score’ include current location, typing patterns, facial recognition, voice patterns, speed, and others.
While providing details about the project, Mr. Dan Kaufman mentioned on how a cell phone consists of various sensors. Why not utilize these sensors for user recognition instead of entering a string of password. He also mentioned that the engineers at Google are working to change ‘Trust Score’ to ‘Trust API’. The first hand testing of the ‘Trust API’ will be done at various large financial institutions. Based on the expected outcome company will be planning to make it available for Android Developers by the end of the year. Developers can implement the system while developing Android applications and it will provide an advantage to Google over Apple’s fingerprint-based TouchID.
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