Is Windows 8's picture password feature just a toy?

[win7holic]

Microsoft made a big deal earlier this month about the picture password feature for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The official developers blog site for Windows 8 devoted not just one but two articles to the new system which will give users the option to combine using a picture with touch screen movements to create what Microsoft calls a highly secure password system, if used correctly.

The picture password system does have a major critic. NetworkWorld.com reports that Kenneth Weiss, the creator of the two-factor authentication system SecurID, says of the Windows 8 picture password feature, "I think it's cute. I don't think it's serious security." Later he says, "It's more like a Fisher-Price toy than a serious choice for secure computer access."

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[jamescv7]

Still picture password feature is another great security/privacy, +1 for Microsoft Team.

So its really obvious that you need to hide from any persons that able to track your picture password. Or even any kind of password authentication so the effectiveness of your password is secure.