Bibliograph

Password, Martin Paul Eve

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Password, Martin Paul Eve

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-117) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Password

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

929123019

Responsibility statement

Martin Paul Eve

Series statement

Object lessons

Summary

"Where does a password end and an identity begin? A person might be more than his chosen ten-character combination, but does a bank know that? Or an email provider? What's an 'identity theft' in the digital age if not the unauthorized use of a password? In untangling the histories, cultural contexts and philosophies of the password, Martin Paul Eve explores how 'what we know' became 'who we are', revealing how the modern notion of identity has been shaped by the password. Ranging from ancient Rome and the 'watchwords' of military encampments, through the three-factor authentication systems of Harry Potter and up to the biometric scanner in the iPhone, Password makes a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the words, phrases and special characters that determine our belonging and, often, our being."--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Passwords and their limits -- "Who goes there?" : militaries, mortality, and passwords -- Special characters : passwords in literature and religion -- P455w0rd5 and the digital era -- Identity

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