Your user forgot their password. The clock is ticking because they’ve got to get access to their account. But now they’ve got to prove it’s their account and verify that they are who they say they are. That means enduring a series of emails, text messages, security questions and other tedious password reset steps — all to simply recover their password.

Since the dawn of digital identity, we’ve been forced to tolerate the act of memorizing a semi-complex medley of characters, numbers and symbols to ensure exclusive access to personal data. But strong passwords have become too abstract, too disconnected from anything meaningful in our lives. And the more complex the passwords for enhanced security, the more likely we are to forget them or opt for insecure protection methods for storage of our data and access to accounts.

We ask, “Why can’t they just know it’s me. I’m right here where I always am when I log on!”

A recent discovery from blockchain researchers in Portland, Oregon have stumbled upon the holy grail of password recovery: the use of photographic memory. This may be an image in your mind of where you are or even where you’ve been… a place.

Center Identity has developed a patented password recovery solution based on this concept of photographic memory or, more specifically, images in your mind. While the title of the patent reads a bit more plainly, “methods and systems for password recovery based on user location,” the magical part happens when you actually try it for the first time.

Imagine looking at a map of the entire planet and its sheer vastness. That is your new sandbox — a geographic landscape — in which you can hide your password. Think: Buried treasure, only the treasure is your password. This is password recovery made simple for you and your users.

The beauty of the system is that they don’t even have to choose a password for access. An incredibly secure password is chosen by their computer using complex algorithms to ensure their password truly random. All they have to do is remember their username and a specific location on a map.

Recovering their password is now an easy, pleasant experience. They just zoom into a location on an interactive map where they have stood with their own two feet. Remember what it was like to be at that beach, mountain retreat, park, university stadium, office or home? They can see it and even feel it, so remembering it is very easy.

This visual, location-based concept is the future of password recovery. Center Identity is a startup that delivers this technology to app developers, startups, and governments worldwide.

Build your next app using Center Identity’s cybersecurity service that’s centered on you and simplifying your password management. Learn more at https://centeridentity.com.