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I can obtain an image of you online, while I need to be on-site to spot you typing your pin. So if I have your phone, I can do research at home to break in. Ad
by hexhex 9y ago
I can obtain an image of you online, while I need to be on-site to spot you typing your pin. So if I have your phone, I can do research at home to break in.
Additionally, you cannot change your iris once it's compromised. This is an absolute no-no for secure systems! Changing your pin is easy.
This is definitely not a huge step forward. And, as already mentioned, the average user gets misguided by exaggerated marketing promises.
- raverbashing 9y agoA random photo on the net probably doesn't have the resolution needed for Iris recognition
- hexhex 9y agoThe CCC used an old digicam at medium distance. It is quite likely that such a photo is on FB, Instagram etc. Side note: The CCC even recovered the fingerprint of the Germany's defense minister from a photo: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/30/hacker-fakes-german-ministers-fingerprints-using-photos-of-her-hands https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/30/hacker-fa...
- raverbashing 9y agoYeah then Samsung's "iris recognition" is more like "iris blur matching"
- chinathrow 9y agoThey also used the IR mode of a digicam. That hack is not possible from existing photos only, I think.