[Gllug] Secure filing system?

[Alain Williams]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:51:34AM +0000, John Edwards wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:19:38AM +0000, John Hearns wrote:
> <snip>
> > There's a Register scare story about infrared cameras in the next
> > generation of smartphones.
> > According to El Reg, all you need do is point the camera at a
> > fingerpad which has recently been used, and there is
> > a heat trace. I have no idea if this is actually a relevant way to
> > 'steal' a fingerprint.
> 
> Which is one of the major problems with using biometics as an
> authentication key - if it is compromised you can not change it.
> 
> Passwords and tokens can be easily changed when compromised.
> For most people fingerprints and retinas are quite a bit harder.

Reminds me of a couple of places that demanded that members of staff that
were allowed into sensitive areas were chipped - as one would a dog!

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