Room 01 · identity and passwords
Room 01. Who are you?
Кто ты?
People tried to prove who they were long before passwords. There were always three ways: something you know, something you have, something you are.
Pairs in this room
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01/01
Signature ↔ signature
Van Eyck signed his painting and left witnesses in the mirror. A digital signature is made with a private key and witnessed by a certificate authority. Check who signed an app before installing it.
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01/02
Mask ↔ biometrics
Artists invented make-up and masks that hide a face from cameras. A face is a poor password: everyone sees it and it cannot be changed. Add a second factor to face unlock.
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01/03
Book ↔ leak
Bartholl printed a book of leaked passwords. Ours is built from the public RockYou list, the first thing any attacker tries. Look for your password. Found it? Change it today.
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01/04
Diary ↔ footprint
Elahi publishes his every move so surveillance has nothing to find. Your phone does the same without asking. Revoke location access from apps that do not need it.
Check 1 of 4
Find today's password in the password book (it is on the sign next to it). Write the page number.
A popular password is a public password.
Interactives
The password book
- Open the volume at the first letter of the password.
- Find the password of the day from the sign.
- Write the page number in your passport and take stamp 1.
How long your password lives
- Type a password similar to yours. Not your real one.
- See how fast it would be cracked.
- The screen clears itself after 20 seconds. Nothing is stored.
Opening talk
Why a face is a bad password: authentication from the signet ring to passkeys