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Interesting, I never even thought about this usecase. But fingerprints can change over long enough timescales, either by accident or simply old age.
by maze-le 10y ago
Interesting, I never even thought about this usecase. But fingerprints can change over long enough timescales, either by accident or simply old age.
- SEJeff 10y agoPerhaps, but even with acid burns, computers can still find enough commonality to link them. Fundamentally, a secret is something that needs to be changeable. Since you can't (currently) change your fingerprints on-demand, they can't be used as a good secret.