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Biometrics are just passwords you can never change. In "something you know, something you have" the second probably shouldn't be something you can never change
by sanswork 12y ago
Biometrics are just passwords you can never change. In "something you know, something you have" the second probably shouldn't be something you can never change if compromised.
- dublinben 12y agoFingerprints are also one of the most promiscuous of biometric indicators possible. You leave your fingerprints just about everywhere you go, which can be picked up with some powder and sticky tape. I would never consider my fingerprint to be a secure form of identification, nor should systems be designed that make this assumption.
- lotu 12y agoI don't know I can see fingerprints being more secure than 4 digit pin. I can watch people enter their 4 digit pin and memorize just by standing next to them on the subway. I can't do the same thing with a fingerprint.
- dublinben 12y agoIt's possible you could actually lift a usable fingerprint off the surface of a phone that you find. We leave them everywhere.
- ryanmcbride 12y agoThat's a good point. But while it's permanent it's at least harder to replicate for the time being.