[2][3] The use and memorization of both nonsense and meaningful alphanumeric material has had a long history in psychology beginning with Hermann Ebbinghaus.
Since then, numerous studies have established that not only are both meaningful and nonsense "words" easily forgotten, but that both their forgetting curves are exponential with time.
[4] Chomsky advocates meaning as arising from semantic features, leading to the idea of "concept formation" in the 1930s.
[4] Research is being done to find new ways of enhancing and creating new techniques for cognitive ability and memorization when it comes to password selection.
[8] In order to address the issues presented by memorization and security, many businesses and internet sites have turned to accepting different authentication protocols.
Thus, most businesses and individuals still use the common format of single word and text-based passwords as security protection.
[9] Biometric authentication is a method where systems use physical and/or behavioral traits unique to a specific individual to authorize access.
[9] Some of the most popular forms of biometric passwords are as follows: fingerprint, palm prints, iris, retina, voice, and facial structure.
[11] Only one person has access to a set of fingerprints or retinal patterns, which means the likelihood of hacking decreases significantly.
[9] These 4 sections of biometric authentication, while more involved, create a layer of protection that a tradition password option cannot.
The template, or database module, takes the key components gathered previously and saves them virtually.