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I'm worried that "a well-printed photo of you" is enough to fool it. Both Windows Hello, and the Mac equivalent, can't be fooled by photos -- they require an I
by CJefferson 5y ago
I'm worried that "a well-printed photo of you" is enough to fool it.
Both Windows Hello, and the Mac equivalent, can't be fooled by photos -- they require an IR camera, or camera which can measure depth.
Claiming this is "Windows Hello style", if it can be fooled by a photo, is a bit misleading in my opinion.
- yoavm 5y agoI didn't try Howdy and so I'm not sure if and how it's enforced, but literally the second sentence in the README says it uses the IR camera too.
- cpuguy83 5y agoI don't have a lot of faith in Windows Hello either. My 6 year old daughter was able to log into my admin account. They weren't even trying to do that, just opened the laptop and it's all like "Hello, Brian!" and logged into my account.
- Boltgolt 5y agoHowdy is specifically made for IR cameras, normal cameras are not officially supported. Windows Hello works almost exactly the same way.
- krageon 5y ago> Both Windows Hello, and the Mac equivalent, can't be fooled by photos This is false, I've bypassed it on a very modern laptop using a phone picture.