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Re: New IBM Thinkpad includes biometrics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (J.A. Terranson)
Thu Oct 21 12:04:54 2004
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 02:58:21 -0500 (CDT)
From: "J.A. Terranson" <measl@mfn.org>
To: Anton Stiglic <astiglic@okiok.com>
Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com
In-Reply-To: <20041014020959.D5FCCB4082@mail.okiok.com>
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Anton Stiglic wrote:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/05/biometric_thinkpad_t42/
>
> I wonder how well it can counter the attacks discussed by researchers in the
> last few years. Like reactivating a fingerprint authentication by breathing
> on the sensor's surface containing residue fat traces of the finger, or
> placing a bag of water. Or the jelly finger trick.
> The biometric authentication might very well make the laptop less secure
> than password-based authentication.
>
> --Anton
The company I'm currently associated with (United Forensics) is currently
working on this very question - I'll let everyone know when we have an
answer.
--
Yours,
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin@mfn.org
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"An ill wind is stalking
while evil stars whir
and all the gold apples
go bad to the core"
S. Plath, Temper of Time
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