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.
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