The project was resurrected in early 2004, this time focusing on high-profile users. A year later the company decided to take another stab at putting full disk encryption on every laptop. Since authentication is such a critical factor in an encryption project, Timken had to first resolve its authentication policy issues and decide whether to use strong authentication, passwords, single sign-on or biometrics. Herbst would not disclose which form the company chose, but stressed that selection is the vital first step.