Fingerprint Id

[james_bond_rulez]

do i wanna bother myself with all that shit when I can just unplug the power and jack open the casing the remove the hdd?



brute force rulez

[SciManAl]

yeah, but then my hdd is encrypted... you have to run it on my comp to make it work...

[Weedy]

u said ur bor is only 14 and he smokes bud, u really think he could figure all of it out?

[james_bond_rulez]

dude, even if it's encrypted i'll just hook it up with the mainframe computers at the University (CompSi friends really help out a lot) and run decryption althorithms

done in 1 day and less ROFLMAO

[DarthInsinuate]

wouldn't a BIOS password be more cost efficient than a thumb scanner?

[Livy]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@12 February 2004 - 15:42
wouldn't a BIOS password be more cost efficient than a thumb scanner?

all u need to do to bypass that though is clear cmos.

[ilw]

I read a couple of months back that nearly all current figerprint biometric scanners on the market are absolutely appalling as security devices, I'd advise you to look for some reviews. All those under test could be bypassed with really low tech (and some were really stupid) solutions. The bottom line was that fingerprint scanners are generally useless.
If someone has physical access to your machine for a prolonged amount of time; the will and the knowledge to get all the info off your computer then no matter what you do they can get the data.

[kaiweiler]

Thanks for the info everyone,
@ravendark, when you were playing with one of these, how long did it take to recognize your print? do you have to hold your finger on for a long time, and in general how long does it take? would it turn into an annoyance?

[Mad Cat]

I've heard of one that makes unique passwords to your fingerprint.

Like if you fingered () it, and pressed something it would type in the password, not sure exactly.
This would be nice, 10 different paswords nearly unguessable at your fingertips.
The magazine that reviewed it also said they used many means to trick it, none of which worked.

[SciManAl]

done in 1 day and less ROFLMAO

beg your pardon?? 512b encryption key dude..no not one day or less...