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The demo was a custom demo I wrote using a piece of FP recognition software
currently availible.
Since we were doing this for an FDA accredited organisation we needed to
show them how it could be bypassed. Now the recognition was set as very
"accepting" if you will. We were trying to balance functionality vs hyper
security. You know unless you place your finger exactly here it wont work
type thing vs oh a gummi bear that will work. Once we decided on the level,
it functions much to the similar specs of your application. Again its how
many password will make a system secure type of thing.
"Jessie the flower of Dunblane"
<JessietheflowerofDunblane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FBC9DA4A-0D3F-4CA4-83CD-87ED3F3DC88B@microsoft.com...
> Hi Niall,
> I use the onclick print reconigition system and to break this
> system it would take knowing which finger i had used on either hand before
> you could try the gummy bear i sometimes have to try 10 or more times
> before
> a match so the onclick system is very secure. i have never had any
> unautherised sign ons.
> Your article was very intersting but i guess nothing is really secure if
> enough time and rescorces are used.
>
> Jessie a flower
>
>
> "Niall Merrigan" wrote:
>
>> Also its possible to spoof them using a gummi bear depending on the
>> sensitivity of the scanner and the grubbiness of the finger..
>>
>> Strange but true, i proved it in a demo using a standard FP scanner, and
>> a
>> recognition program
>>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:uc8qHs8rFHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Relatively easy to spoof/hack. All it needs is a fingerprint, which you
>> > have conveniently left all around the computer location. Marginally
>> > more
>> > secure than penciling in your user name and password on the bezel of
>> > the
>> > monitor.
>> >
>> > RQ wrote:
>> >
>> >> Thanks for the reply, I notice that MS does not recommend them for
>> >> bank
>> >> accounts etc. I think they would be ideal for this purpose,, what am
>> >> I
>> >> missing.
>> >>
>> >> Is Microsoft just being over cautious?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> rq
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Anando [MS-MVP]" <anando@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> >> news:Ot40W8JrFHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >>
>> >>>Hello,
>> >>>
>> >>>I have owned one for about 4-5 months now and i must say that its an
>> >>>excellent piece of hardware, coupled with very good software.
>> >>>Technically
>> >>>you can only have one person login to one account, but you can
>> >>>overcome
>> >>>that by assigning different fingers to different users of the "joint
>> >>>account". E.g.: You can use your index finger to login and the other
>> >>>person can register his/her middle finger to login.
>> >>>
>> >>>--
>> >>>
>> >>>Anando
>> >>>Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
>> >>>http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>> >>>http://www.mvps.org
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Folder customizations
>> >>>http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku
>> >>>
>> >>>Protect your PC!
>> >>>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>"RQ" <qurandc@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> >>>news:OeQ3S1JrFHA.2996@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >>>
>> >>>>Does anyone presently use one of these. Can you have more than one
>> >>>>finger print for a given account ex: joint bank account.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>thanks for opinions and advice
>> >>>>
>> >>>>rq
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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