German C'T magazine tackles Biometric Access
Posted: Wed May 29, 2002 4:00 pm
The German C'T computer magazine checked out the current state of Biometric Access and their findings are quite surprising ... and it really doesn't look good for Biometric Access.
They have an english translation right here , definetly worth your reading time.
They have an english translation right here , definetly worth your reading time.
Maybe not perfect english translation but it shows the indepth of the C'T stories.It was equally easy though to outwit the ID Mouse with simple tricks. Although this according to the manufacturer's statements should have been impossible we were able several times to reactivate by simply breathing upon them traces of fat left by fingerprints upon the sensor's surface, thereby overcoming the biometric protection of the system. We cupped our hands above the scanner and within the shell thus formed breathed gently upon the sensor's surface. Meanwhile on the screen of the biometrically-protected computer we were able to see the contours of an old fingerprint slowly reemerge.
