If you've used Windows 8, or even just seen the ads for it, you'll
    know it has a feature called Picture Passwords.

    You choose a picture, any picture, and then "annotate" it with three
    finger movements: you can tap a point, draw a stroke, or sweep a
    circle.

    The picture helps you to remember where you made the gestures, so
    you can repeat them reliably enough to pass the test and unlock your
    device.

    If you have a touch screen tablet, Picture Passwords are
    surprisingly handy. (Pun intended.)

    But how safe are they?

  via [1]Windows Picture Passwords - are they really as "easily
  crackable" as everyone's saying? | Naked Security.
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  My original entry is here: [2]Windows Picture Passwords - are they
  really as "easily crackable" as everyone's saying? | Naked Security. It
  posted Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:30:40 +0000.
  Filed under: InfoSec,

References

  1. http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/09/09/windows-picture-passwords-are-they-really-as-easily-crackable-as-everyones-saying/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nakedsecurity+%28Naked+Security+-+Sophos%29
  2. https://www.prjorgensen.com/2013/09/10/windows-picture-passwords-are-they-really-as-easily-crackable-as-everyones-saying-naked-security/

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