Windows 8 will sync passwords between computers, use virtual smart cards

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With Windows 8's cross-computer password syncing, Microsoft is looking to bypass what hacker Kevin Mitnick has called the weakest link of computer security: the user. After signing in using a Live ID ? a new feature on Windows 8 ? you'll be able to store any passwords you create, then sync them across all other trusted Windows 8 machines. Since the Live ID is the only password you'll need to know, other passwords can be set to long, complex, and unique values that would be difficult to remember otherwise.

Read more at http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/16/2640311/windows-8-live-id-sync-password-virtual-smart-cards
 
 
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