[33522] in bugtraq
RE: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Brodbeck)
Mon Feb 9 13:14:59 2004
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From: David Brodbeck <DavidB@mail.interclean.com>
To: "'Dave Aronson'" <spamtrap.secfocus@dja.mailme.org>,
bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Cc: markus-1977@gmx.net
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:26:41 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Aronson [mailto:spamtrap.secfocus@dja.mailme.org]
> Law enforcement agencies use some kind of algorithm to convert
> fingerprints to a numeric value, so that they can be easily
> compared.
My understanding is that this is only an approximate representation -- it's
not intended to be unique, it's only a method for quickly locating prints
similar to the suspect print. The final comparison between a print that's
on file and a suspect print is done by eye, and is actually somewhat
subjective.
