[PLUG-TALK] Identity checks
John Jason Jordan
johnxj at gmx.com
Sun Aug 9 04:35:12 UTC 2020
A common security problem is granting permission to people. I am
thinking of a probably distant future in which identification can be
made by checking the subject's DNA. Now, I know DNA is pretty complex,
and I'm also aware that few of us possess copies of our own DNA. A
world in which complete DNA is available for everyone, and which is
therefore usable as a security check point, may not be terribly far in
the future. My first computer (1973) had 64K RAM and dual 620K floppy
drives. My current main computer has 32G RAM and multiple drives of
16TB each.
How much RAM and related computer power might it take to get to a world
where everyone's DNA is their password?
Considering how often I am locked out because I can't remember my
[expletive deleted] password, is this a good idea?
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