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Just an almost meaningless nitpick, but biometrics are "something you are", aka. the third of the famed three factors. :)
by pferde 1y ago
Just an almost meaningless nitpick, but biometrics are "something you are", aka. the third of the famed three factors. :)
- 8fingerlouie 1y agoWell, biometrics usually act as a proxy for PIN codes, so the PIN code is something you know, the private key is something you have, and biometrics is authentication. And yes, nitpicking :)
- nulbyte 1y agoI'll never understand this. I am not a fingerprint.
- mzajc 1y agoYou are a human, and humans have permanent fingerprints. The difference between "something you have" and "something you are" is that you can regenerate the former, but not the latter.
- 8fingerlouie 1y agoThat kinda leaves (current) biometrics in a gray zone, as fingerprints and faces can be regenerated. You literally leave your fingerprint on every surface you touch, and faces can be covertly photographed.
- baseballdork 1y agoI believe they were referring to the fact that you can't hit a button and generate new fingerprints for yourself. The ones you have are with you forever, generally.
- aeonik 1y agoAssuming you don't get a paper cut or something.
- immibis 1y agoActually, all three factors are things you know: Your password is something you know. The private key on the security processor is something you know. And your scan of your fingerprint is something you know.