We are indeed in mobile times, leading much of our lives online. Needless to say, our online security is something that needs a lot of our attention too. Since forever, the password has been the lock code, or the security code within which details of our online presence is hidden. But with technology, hackers have managed to bypass this obstacle as well. That’s where the bio-metric based Nymi wristband comes to the picture. This unique device will be able to operate and synchronize with your smart devices, so that your unique heartbeat serves as the new password.
From the words of the company, Nymi uses each users’ unique cardiac rhythm to connect directly to the computer, mobile handset, car, and all other such ‘smart’ devices. There will be a constant flow of information between smart devices, which will have unique notifications for verification of identity, and thus stay connected to each aspect without the need for a key.
The way Nymi’s wristbands work is, the user has to initially register the ECG signature on the device via the sensor, located on top of the band. After the registry is complete within a few minutes, the device stores the unique bio-metric pattern for future use. Now, when an user has to press the sensor for a couple of seconds when the device gauges the heartbeat and a second sensor connects to the wrist from where it is matched for final verification.
The final part being, a signal then gets transported via bluetooth to the devices fitted with a special application, which then unlocks as per the approved authentication of the bio-metric signature. To cut the long story short, the entire authentication process takes place within a couple of seconds, but that too with something as personal as a heart beat. As the CEO of Nymi, Karl Martin says, in order to jailbreak or bypass the authentication, one would have to duplicate the entire biometrics of the original user, including shape, size, placement and rhythm of the heart. Now that’s called innovation and security.
