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Date: 17 May 99 23:39:53 -0700
Subject: Re: MacOS 8.7 Security
From: "Ken McLeod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Dave Del Torto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> apparently wrote:
>I'm sure no-one on this list needs me to tell them that this is a
>VERY BAD IDEA: the marketing weasel who came up with it should be
>soundly thrashed (pun intended). Stick with typed passphrases.
>
>If anyone (technical) at Apple is listening...
This is all based on a serious misunderstanding of a second-hand account of
what went on in the WWDC Sonata demo. Nobody expects anyone to speak their
passphrase aloud; that would be silly. If you stop and think about it, it
might make more sense to speak aloud a sample phrase, which could be used
by voiceprint software to identify the speaker.
Mark Talbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> apparently wrote:
>If your pass phrase is "Soylent Green is people", I don't think the
>OS is going to be able to discern biometrically who speaks it.
Actually, without commenting on unannounced products, I believe you may not
have been paying full attention to the demo. :)
-ken
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Ken McLeod 1 Infinite Loop
Apple Computer, Inc. MS 305-4BD
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cupertino, CA 95014
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