begin quoting Tracy R Reed as of Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 04:47:18PM -0800: [snip] > I like and use encrypted filesystems. You are implying that someone > might beat the password out of you? I mainly use encrypted filesystems > because I wouldn't want someone who somehow got into my computer (or > even on the console) to easily get at my data. Not because I have > something somebody would kill me for.
If you have nothing worth protecting, then why bother protecting it? > > This is one of the reasons I'm not terribly excited by "biometrics". > > It's a _terrible_ authentication scheme, when you think about it. > > How so? Just this afternoon I had my fingerprint scanned into a computer > so that I can use a fingerprint scanner to get access to a datacenter. > The vendors *tell* us that a detached finger won't work. Of course, I'd > like to see some proof of that. Using a salesman's finger, no doubt. But play-doh seems to suffice... http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20051209175034721 and http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1965122005 Remember, biometrics are basically the same thing as a fixed and non-changable[1] password. You wouldn't protect your data-center with your mother's maiden name, would you? [1] The fingerprint of one of my fingers changed drastically, once. You Do Not Want To Do This. -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
