Not always. It is entirely possible to fool the reader, but still have the request fail in the biometric subsystem.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Meritt James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Biometrics used for Authentication > > > It is not necessary to fool "the whole package". It is only necessary > to fool the weakest part. Which very well may not be the reader. > > Ken Pfeil wrote: > > [snip] > > > Fooling a reader is one thing, fooling the whole package is another. > > [snip] > > -- > James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA > Booz | Allen | Hamilton > phone: (410) 684-6566
