User opinions on the preferred method for managing a multi-purpose identity credential

Study: Moving Beyond Passwords: Consumer Attitudes on Online Authentication
Date: April 2013

Respondents were asked to select the one device from the list below that they most prefer to manage a multi-purpose identity credential. Only one choice was permitted. Information contained inside a mobile device

32%	US survey participants
21%	UK survey participants
21%	German survey participants

A biometric system

23%	US survey participants
26%	UK survey participants
40%	German survey participants

An ID card that you carry contains an RFID chip

23%	US survey participants
33%	UK survey participants
12%	German survey participants

A secure chip (not RFID) inside a mobile device

16%	US survey participants
13%	UK survey participants
18%	German survey participants

A secure chip on an article of clothing or jewelry

5%	US survey participants
6%	UK survey participants
9%	German survey participants

A chip implanted in your body

1%	US survey participants
1%	UK survey participants
0%	German survey participants

<-- Back to Authentication Statistic Index