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Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication

From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:48:28 -0500

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:40:42 PST, Harlan Carvey <keydet89 () yahoo com>  said:

Remember, the thumbprint biometric scanners are not so
much for security, but more for convenience...users
don't often forget their thumbs, whereas they may
forget a password.


Yes, but you can change a password if it's compromised, but
changing a thumb if you discover a Bad Guy has a gummy-bear
fake thumb is a lot harder challenge....

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- Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Robin (Jan 26)
  - RE: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication David Schwartz (Jan 27)
    - Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Robin (Jan 27)
- Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Harlan Carvey (Jan 26)
  - Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Rev. Kronovohr (Jan 26)
  - Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 27)
- Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Jon McClintock (Jan 26)
  - RE: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Gavin S (Jan 28)
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- RE: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication hugh_fraser (Jan 26)
- Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Peter Gutmann (Jan 27)
- Re: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication Philip Stortz (Jan 29)