tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1634520158119827609..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: So much for fingerprint security devicesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71614460051915653942016-03-18T12:27:44.133-05:002016-03-18T12:27:44.133-05:00On my March 15 comment: "All those in favor o...On my March 15 comment: "All those in favor of 'iris recognition' say 'I'."<br />It should read: "All those in favor of 'iris recognition' say 'Aye'".<br />The "Grammar Captain" ordered me to make this correction<br />...to which I replied: "Aye! Aye! Sir!!"Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86273051192979177292016-03-15T14:20:52.601-05:002016-03-15T14:20:52.601-05:00Mythbusters demonstrated spoofing fingerprint scan...Mythbusters demonstrated spoofing fingerprint scanners a long time ago<br /><br />switching to Iris scanners doesn't solve the problem, it's not any easier to change out your Eye than your finger.David Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85903438199430165372016-03-15T11:38:45.796-05:002016-03-15T11:38:45.796-05:00Why hasn't someone been fired over the OPM hac...Why hasn't someone been fired over the OPM hack? You could substitute "the VA hospital scandal". The Organs of the State do not self-correct.<br /><br />And yes, you should never use biometrics because you can't change them if they are ever compromised. And they will get compromised, because the Organs of the State do not self-correct.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37724243044060744162016-03-15T11:18:42.920-05:002016-03-15T11:18:42.920-05:00The OPM hack (s) is probably the single worst inte...The OPM hack (s) is probably the single worst intelligence/security failure in history. The implications are staggering.<br /><br />We will regret this one day, to the extent we are alive to do so. <br />ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44594220231221418902016-03-15T10:27:33.731-05:002016-03-15T10:27:33.731-05:00I'm sure that as soon as the government starts...I'm sure that as soon as the government starts moving to iris scans or other biometric markers, they will manage to have those compromised as well, so no biometric data will render your data safe without another factor. I too was caught up in the OPM hack.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192121247584828848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4929545341472988772016-03-15T10:18:55.887-05:002016-03-15T10:18:55.887-05:00Fingerprints used on a smartphone are for convenie...Fingerprints used on a smartphone are for convenience only; I would not assume much security involved at all. The only basic authentication model that should be used for anything you care about is two factor authentication, where to use two of: something you have, something you are, and something you know. In this case, a fingerprint followed by a pin or passphrase is something you are and something you know, and would be a lot more secure.<br /> Also? In this day and age, any government (or even private) network that only requires one factor (like fingerprint) is just waiting to be compromised.Alligoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495954648631649362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5562147474440672732016-03-15T10:14:50.061-05:002016-03-15T10:14:50.061-05:00So... in the future "the eyes have it".
...So... in the future "the eyes have it".<br />All those in favor of "iris recognition" say "I". <br />...or "Eye" ...Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78070950284663084752016-03-15T09:59:51.769-05:002016-03-15T09:59:51.769-05:00The sad part is that there is a technology that is...The sad part is that there is a technology that is as easy to use as a fingerprint-scanner and as secure as an iris reader (or even more so).<br /><br />Fingervein-scanners (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_vein_recognition) work nearly everywhere (they are a bit more cumbersome than a touch screen but on installations or computers they work fine). They are virtually impossible to fool with anything but a full model of the fingers vein system and the finger has to be alive (and pumped through with blood) to work.MadMcAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189731235105279817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34043014378406426122016-03-15T08:17:51.789-05:002016-03-15T08:17:51.789-05:00That's pretty old news - attack methods agains...That's pretty old news - attack methods against biometric devices, especially fingerprinting devices were published as early as 2008. A much more interesting approach was the demo performed at the 31st Chaos Communications Congress, in December 2014 in Hamburg, Germany. One of the demos has proven how to get the fingerprint of Germany's Minister of Defence, Ursula von der Leyen from one of her press photos. The method shown that someone can take pictures of your finger using a hi-res camera which may render enough information to copy your fingerprints. <br />CGR710https://www.blogger.com/profile/15505866142053585054noreply@blogger.com