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I'm not sure that is accurate... "As an example, he demonstrated how he could use his fake fingerprint to unlock his iPhone — that features a ‘Touch ID’ finger

by glesica 12y ago

I'm not sure that is accurate... "As an example, he demonstrated how he could use his fake fingerprint to unlock his iPhone — that features a ‘Touch ID’ fingerprint sensor integrated into its home button." http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/12/hackers-reproduce-fingerprints-german-defense-minister-public-photos.html http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/12/hackers-reproduce-fingerp... It isn't entirely clear which fake fingerprint was used. I guess we should probably watch the CCC talk.

carlosrg 12y ago
> It isn't entirely clear which fake fingerprint was used. Obviously his own fingerprint. He doesn't have access to the German Defense Minister iPhone to test the real one (assuming the Defense Minister uses an iPhone and has Touch ID configured).
- glesica 12y ago
  Hehe well obviously not hers. What I meant was that it wasn't clear how he built the fake fingerprint he tested, whether he used the exact same method he used to construct the defense minister's fingerprint, or whether he "cheated" to make it easier on himself.
  - carlosrg 12y ago
    Ah haha, sorry, I misunderstood you. Yes, definitively the details of this are fundamental to know if this could work in non-ideal conditions -it's not the same to take a high res photo only of your finger with good lighting than use publicly available, normal photos.
    - glesica 12y ago
      Agreed, you worded it much more clearly than I did :)