Re: New IBM Thinkpad includes biometrics

2004-10-21 Thread Peter Gutmann
Anne & Lynn Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >one of the market targets of biometrics has been those that write their >password on their machine (or don't even bother with a password). Even that may not be a valid market target. If your threat model is script kiddies/hackers in eastern Europe

Re: New IBM Thinkpad includes biometrics

2004-10-21 Thread J.A. Terranson
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Anton Stiglic wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/05/biometric_thinkpad_t42/ > > I wonder how well it can counter the attacks discussed by researchers in the > last few years. Like reactivating a fingerprint authentication by breathing > on the sensor's surface con

Re: New IBM Thinkpad includes biometrics

2004-10-21 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 20:10, Anton Stiglic wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/05/biometric_thinkpad_t42/ > > I wonder how well it can counter the attacks discussed by researchers in the > last few years. Like reactivating a fingerprint authentication by breathing > on the sensor's surf

New IBM Thinkpad includes biometrics

2004-10-19 Thread Anton Stiglic
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/05/biometric_thinkpad_t42/ I wonder how well it can counter the attacks discussed by researchers in the last few years. Like reactivating a fingerprint authentication by breathing on the sensor's surface containing residue fat traces of the finger, or placing