On Mon, 2020-05-25 at 10:01 +0200, Peter Lebbing wrote: > On 25/05/2020 09:47, Michał Górny wrote: > > ...and that's really a good thing they can do that instead of choosing > > a more painful way of getting your fingerprints. > > How is that an advantage compared to passphrases? As soon as someone > threatens to go all XKCD 538 on you[1], just give them your passphrase. > No need to lend them your finger, either with or without you still > attached. > > If this is your threat model, you need more than encryption or > biometrics. > > ... unless your whole comment was as serious as my comment about plastic > surgery of course :-) ...
It was. > More seriously, biometrics might be a nice deterrant to the casual > opportunistic curious peeker. It's quick, a finger swipe takes less time > and effort than a good passphrase. But it's not proper security in my > book. > I wholeheartedly agree with you. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
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