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Re: Biometric Alternatives
From: SMiller () unimin com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:11:06 -0400
Unless there have been some earthshaking developments in this field in the past 8 months, you might want to re-evaluate. Real world results with such devices has been unpromising so far. The original breaker AFAIKwas when Japanese researcher Tsutomo Matsumoto fooled a fingerprint scanner by recording his print on a jellybean. The link below shows the results of more exhaustive attempts. Also consider Bruce Scheier's observation that biometric measurements are reduced to a numeric code, if the code can be obtained, security may be broken by finding another way to input it. http://heise.de/ct/english/02/11/114/ -Scott Miller "Mears,Caleb M" <Caleb.M.Mears () business col To: <security-basics () securityfocus com> ostate.edu> cc: Subject: Biometric Alternatives 06/04/2003 06:01 PM Hello All, I am currently evaluating different biometric alternatives to our current logon system. I have narrowed my search to fingerprint based systems because as most of our "customers" are students, ease of use is a must and iris or voice based systems do not seem practical. Keyboards with built-in scanners are preferred because most of the devices I have found are small external devices that I imagine will grow legs and walk out the door unless there is a locking mechanism included with the device. I am looking for something that will work in conjunction with our current Windows XP workstations and Windows 2000 server w/ Active Directory; however, we will be migrated over to Windows 2003 server by the end of the summer so compatibility with 2003 server is a must. The purpose of this project is to provide the students with an alternative to remembering their password and provide quicker logon times. Any good/bad experiences with vendors are appreciated. Caleb --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Biometric Alternatives Mears,Caleb M (Jun 04)
- Re: Biometric Alternatives leifg (Jun 04)
- Re: Biometric Alternatives Jimi Thompson (Jun 04)
- RE: Biometric Alternatives Manuel Fernandes (Jun 04)
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- Re: Biometric Alternatives compguruman (Jun 05)
- RE: Biometric Alternatives Burton M. Strauss III (Jun 05)
- RE: Biometric Alternatives Wilcox, Stephen (Jun 05)
- Re: Biometric Alternatives SMiller (Jun 05)
- RE: Biometric Alternatives JAVIER OTERO (Jun 05)