{"id":6004,"date":"2010-09-21T19:17:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T00:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=6004"},"modified":"2022-04-08T06:42:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:42:54","slug":"maps-as-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/maps-as-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps as Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I offer a tip of the hat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geographictravels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geographic Travels<\/a> for featuring an article from MSNBC called &#8220;Future online password could be a map.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/145778706@N05\/27019938128\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/820\/27019938128_19444b310b_o.jpg\" alt=\"password. Image by Dianna Geers; in the Public Domain.\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Never Again!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it\u2019s not necessary for me to repeat the contents of the blog post or the article here. They are interesting artifacts that you can examine on your own. The basic premise is that longitude and latitude coordinates for very specific locations &#8212; known only to the user &#8212; could serve as the basis of extremely strong passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applicability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This possibility simply thrills me more than anyone could likely imagine. I\u2019m salivating, really I am. I envision an immediate application right here on Twelve Mile Circle if the solution ever comes to fruition. You are all familiar with <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5071\">my ongoing battles against comment spam<\/a>. Wouldn\u2019t it be ever-so-satisfying to have a geography-based solution as a means to authenticate and validate comments on the website? Take that spammer &#8211; here\u2019s a map in your face!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Click London<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m10!1m8!1m3!1d2543414.133202281!2d-0.142822!3d51.49848499999999!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1615505485627!5m2!1sen!2sus\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could involve a rotating set of simple tests in order to place a comment. Imagine an uncomplicated, universally-known geographic questions like &#8220;click London&#8221;. A spambot doesn&#8217;t know London from <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6278\">Longdon<\/a>. However, any person even mildly interested in a geography-oriented website could do it with ease.  If you can\u2019t find London then I\u2019m guessing your comment probably wouldn\u2019t add much value. Problem solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A More Advanced Case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Administrator passwords might need to be much more complicated. Of course I\u2019d select an extremely unusual geo-oddity for mine. Maybe it would be the <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1047\">Delaware Wedge<\/a>, the 18th hole of the <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2566\">world\u2019s longest golf course<\/a>, or the <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4435\">Drummully Polyp<\/a>? Maybe it would be my in-law\u2019s house? The possibilities would be endless. I am an extremely visual map-oriented person so I could remember a password much better this way. I bet it would even be a lot stronger too. It\u2019s time to bring the power of maps to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I found one big potential problem. What about visually impaired users? 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