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Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication
Valdis.Kletnieks
vt.edu
Date: Mon Jan 26 2004 - 14:48:28 CST
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:40:42 PST, Harlan Carvey <keydet89yahoo.com> said:
> Remember, the thumbprint biometric scanners are not so
> much for security, but more for convenience...users
> don't often forget their thumbs, whereas they may
> forget a password.
Yes, but you can change a password if it's compromised, but
changing a thumb if you discover a Bad Guy has a gummy-bear
fake thumb is a lot harder challenge....
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