passthought

Definitions

A thought used to gain admittance or access to something.

Examples

“You step outside, locking your door and activating your home security system merely by visualising an image - it could be the colour of your lover's eyes, an oak leaf, or the hamster you had when you were six - in a biometric passthought keyed to your unique brainwave pattern.”

““It seems Zambini is locked into a spell⟳ with a passthought on auto-evolve; it changes randomly every two minutes. One moment it's all about swans on a lake at sunset, the next, spoonbills in the Orinoco delta. […]”

“He said passthoughts have⟳ a number⟳ of advantages over traditional passwords, including resistance to shoulder surfing attacks (where someone looks over your shoulder to watch⟳ you type⟳) and smudge attacks (where someone can determine⟳ your passcode by observing the smudge patterns on your device’s touchscreen).”

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