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Authentication on mobile devices isn\u2019t easy. Extra hardware or lengthy passwords adds friction to the authentication process and nobody wants to do that. Researchers at Rutgers University found that free form shapes drawn with fingers on the touchscreen are more secure than standard pass codes, and they\u2019re surprisingly easy to remember. Regarding ID\u2019s Gina Jordan spoke with Janne Lindqvist, an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers, about the squiggly passwords and their effectiveness.