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Focusing on the fingerprint unlock thing. I'm curious how this is going to evolve. I wonder if this will be the new two-factor auth. If I want to log into a
by JonFish85 13y ago
Focusing on the fingerprint unlock thing. I'm curious how this is going to evolve. I wonder if this will be the new two-factor auth. If I want to log into a website (via Safari of course) on my Macbook Pro, do I have to swipe my finger on my iPhone? I wonder if something like this could start replacing passwords (long-term)?
- carlesfe 13y agoI read somewhere that a fingerprint couldn't replace a password, as they are different auth methods, and the fingerprint can't really replace the password. Does anybody know why? I searched the article but haven't been able to find it.
- ajanuary 13y agoMy guess is it's referring to the "something you have", "something you are" and "something you know" [1] Current two-factor authentication on the web combines something you know (password) with something you have (mobile phone with an app that generates tokens). The parent is suggesting this could change to something you know (password) and something you are (fingerprint). It could easily be extended to include something you have by combining the fingerprint with a token generator on your iPhone. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication