October 12, 2007

Simpler and Safer: One Password Opens Many Online Doors

By DAN CARNEVALE

A new system gives professors and students at 45 colleges one-step access to a variety of data

Going online nowadays often requires more log-ins and passwords than most people can remember. Faculty and staff members will sometimes write their various passwords on yellow sticky notes and post them on their computer monitors — leaving confidential data wide open to any passer-by.

What if there were just one password? A single log-on for e-mail accounts, research data,

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