iQor, a business process outsourcing company, has developed and launched a biometric access control system which authenticates via fingerprint scans. The system, called FeAther, is planned to replace all password authentication methods at iQor soon including both computer application access and physical access at doorways. iQor leaders are excited for the implementation as passwords have proven inefficient and overly-complex in the past. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
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