On Sat, 2007-03-10 at 18:37 -0500, Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: > I was wondering if it is poosible to add biometrics security to a laptop or > computer somehow via a usb finger scanner or whatever. > -- > Michael S. Dunsavage > AFAIR, there exist even a pam-module (not in the distro) for it... Some laptops (IBM-T43) has a build-in fingerprint reader.
Remember however, that biometric is never a replacement for a password! Fingerprints can be forged/copied It's intended for additional factor for security What you know (password, passphrase, pin, ...) What you have (smartcard, token, ...) What you are (biometric) HW -- pgp-id: 926EBB12 pgp-fingerprint: BE97 1CBF FAC4 236C 4A73 F76E EDFC D032 926E BB12 Registered linux user: 75761 (http://counter.li.org) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
