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Biometrics aren't secrets and cannot replace passwords but they can compliment them perhaps. For instance, I can think of identical twins who don't want the ot
by jayfuerstenberg 13y ago
Biometrics aren't secrets and cannot replace passwords but they can compliment them perhaps.
For instance, I can think of identical twins who don't want the other to see their private photos etc...
- malandrew 13y agoThey also should complement them so that the combination remains revokable. Using a biometric marker standalone is dangerous if that marker is somehow compromised.
- jayfuerstenberg 13y agoIndeed. What scares me is the idea of a cop at a random checkpoint forcing your finger onto your iPhone against your will to gain access to its contents. A password is so much better in such a scenario.
- ygra 13y agoIn some jurisdictions they can force you to give that up, too. Or hold you in jail until you do. UK comes to mind.
- seren 13y agoMonozygote twins have in fact different fingerprints. I am not 100% sure about vascular network, but I think it is also different.
- joe_the_user 13y agoNot only are biometrics not secrets, they're also not changeable. They are essentially only a tool to allow someone else to be certain of a person's identity given that person's physical presence. You'll basically always need someone at a biometric station making sure the rules of are followed - there were some Brazilian doctors who got caught using plastic fingers to sign in and out from a finger-print time clock system, for example. They are indeed very different from passwords.