| Title | Wristband Uses Encryption to Grant Access to Devices | |
| Date | Wednesday November 12 2014, @12:02PM | |
| Author | janrinok | |
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| from the 128-bit-fashion-accessory dept. | ||
A Kickstarter project aims to give you a Bluetooth Low Energy-enabled wristband that replaces keys and passwords. Everykey ( http://everykey.com ) from the Cleveland, Ohio-based company of the same name, Everykey, is a fashionable band that can be instantly disabled if your Everykey ever gets lost or stolen. You call the team or go online to deactivate it. A message is immediately sent to all of your devices letting them know that they should not unlock for your wristband. The team would overnight you a new wristband at a discount. As the team says in their promotional video, it pretty much "unlocks your life." When the Everykey wristband is within range of a user's device, the wristband will allow the user to bypass that device's password or physically unlock it automatically. When the wristband is out of range, the device automatically re-enables security mechanisms.
They say their security is military-grade. (Everykey uses AES 128-bit encryption), and they also highlight an "obsession with design and usability." Fashion, they said, was their "north star." Color options were selected to reflect a unique personality. The band has a silicon exterior with a lightweight metal skeleton. Everykey works with Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks), Windows 8.1, and Android 4.4 (KitKat). They are currently developing support for jailbroken versions of iOS as well as Ubuntu 14+ (Linux). The circuit board is powered by their custom bent lithium-polymer battery. The team said that you would need to charge it about once a month. After the battery runs out, you can charge Everykey using an included Micro USB to USB cable.
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-wristband-encryption-grant-access-devices.html
[More Info]: http://www.prweb.com/releases/everykey/kickstarter/prweb12262874.htm
What does SN think about this project ?
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