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

[Jesse Huestis <jhuestis@comcast.net>]

I have done testing with an earlier version and it worked fairly 
effectively.  The best method I saw was one combinding a fingerprint and 
password.  In looking at the current solutions, most of these are finger 
print to a username.  You have to know the username and have the correct 
fingerprint.  It is cool and I can not imagine why it work not be 
adaptable for Linux.

Jesse

Eugene Smiley wrote:

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> > George Gallen wrote:
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> > > 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.
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> I took his question to mean, "Can it be hacked to be used under
> Linux?" However, since it is Microsoft branded, I question whether it
> is hackable. I doubt there is a driver for it, YET.
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