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

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

George Gallen wrote:

> 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? 
>
>  
I wonder if that would work under the "Smart Card" category for 802.1x 
authentication.

Hackable?  Well, it doesn't seem to be too difficult to lift a finger 
print off of something with powder and tape.  Making the print work with 
the device is the trick.  I think it could be done with moderate difficulty.

There could also be a protocol vulnerability.
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