George Gallen on 1 Dec 2004 15:54:02 -0000


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RE: [PLUG] finger print for security...


Title: RE: [PLUG] finger print for security...

http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_shopping.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&n=0&mt=a&coe=0&oidPath=0:-23542:-33761:-33763:-33842:882254&fid=1S10

Seems to be the product. It's only $40. Seem to remember it being more.

George

>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:30 AM
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>Subject: [PLUG] finger print for security...
>
>
>I was at Sams Club the other day and something caught my eye.
>
>it was a USB figerprint scanner (for windows) to replace login
>names, you would put
>  your fingerprint up, and the owner of that fingerprint would
>automatically be logged on.
>
>Has anyone played with this? Could this be adapted for
>password entry in linux?
>how hackable would this be?
>
>It was under $100. I thought about it, then figured it would
>go down even more after xmas.
>
>George
>
>George Gallen
>Senior Programmer/Analyst
>Accounting/Data Division
>ggallen@slackinc.com
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>
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