Post 9rtbPzS0o20SKH1eaW by utf8equalsX@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #9rtYOabVOunH736flQ by clacke@libranet.de
       2020-02-10T12:40:35Z
       
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       https://mastodon.social/@jairajp/103634535531015741Jairaj P2020-02-10 12:25:17Another case of #AadhaarFail where it depends on Fingerprint Authentication. I repeat: Contrary to Popular Belief, Fingerprints are thousands of times less secure than Passwords. Password Hacks can be detected and you can change it once Hacked. But Fingerprints...?https://libranet.de/display/52acf9cd-49b326cdeff537ef-36d55004
       
 (DIR) Post #9rtZ5FCSr7NNBKjWS0 by PeterCxy@sn.angry.im
       2020-02-10T12:56:00Z
       
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       @clacke something i always wonder about is that in some cases where higher security standards SHOULD be used, they counterintuitively choose to use fingerprint-based authentication even though it has been proven a thousand times as insecure. One such example is in banks. This makes absolutely no sense to me and really bothers me a lot every time I think about it.
       
 (DIR) Post #9rtb5poSvhEsdvuw2i by solarkraft@mastodon.social
       2020-02-10T12:58:40Z
       
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       @clacke @jairajp Biometric authentication in general is ... pretty stupid. I still like it for things like my phone though, because it's just so conveient.
       
 (DIR) Post #9rtbPzS0o20SKH1eaW by utf8equalsX@fosstodon.org
       2020-02-10T13:00:29Z
       
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       @clacke @jairajp I mean, it depends on whether or not there is an instance to verify whether one is really inputting their own fingerprint, doesn't it? Logically, automated systems (like phones) cannot do that.
       
 (DIR) Post #9rtdLXYKmv90YGzMUC by vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de
       2020-02-10T13:11:33Z
       
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       @clacke @jairajp The Chinese companies, who make the various fingerprint reader devices (particularly for smartdoors, time clock at work etc) even warn installers/prospective purchases that there are various grades of the algorithm used (some more secure than others) and even then its not 100% reliable and should be backed up with other forms of physical security and ID verification..
       
 (DIR) Post #9rteM0A8WA3bEmSDya by KARiley40@octodon.social
       2020-02-10T13:34:38Z
       
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       @clacke @jairajp I have a fun complication to this problem! I don’t have fingerprints, because of contact dermatitis. And if I’m having any episode, what few ridges I do have change.These sorts of fingerprint scans fail on me. And yes, it’s caused problems.When I was once fingerprinted, the cop looked at the paper and then at me and said: “don’t commit any crimes.” Cause they were solid black!