On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 02:49:03PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > Baz wrote: > > > So, you were able to get the fingerprint reader working. > > I'm not sure biometrics are ready for prime-time yet. I don't trust > fingerprint readers and refuse to use biometrics for ID or authentication > beyond their traditional uses because most fingerprint readers can be > fooled by a Jello finger with a reproduction of the print on it, and I > can't exactly go down to Handcrafters and get a new fingerprint in about an > hour if someone does compromise my fingerprint.
Let's take this elsewhere. The firngerprints are a bad authentication token as they're probably all over your computer. How about using the that scanner as a scanner to identify an object with a unique pattern you carry with you? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
