HBO @ Noon: Memorizing Passwords

Item: Idaho prof: Picture is worth a 1,000 passwords /Tom Vogt, The Columbian

More Info: A picture is worth a thousand passwords and a lot easier to remember. That’s the theory behind a project at the University of Idaho, where scientists are trying to create computer passwords that are easier to remember while providing better security. “Humans are good at remembering meaningful things, but bad at remembering arbitrary sequences of digits,” said Steffen Werner, a psychology professor at the University of Idaho.

Question: Do you have trouble remembering your various computer passwords?