fingerprints != passwords

[Lisa Kachold]

I completely agree Paul.

On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Paul Mooring <paul at getchef.com> wrote:

> This article makes some excellent points about using fingerprints as
> authentication, but I find it's conclusion of continuing to use passwords a
> bit suspect. The chances of your fingerprint being compromised are real,
> but no more real than the chances of your password being compromised (brute
> force, rainbow tables, weak hashing/no salt).  In my opinion the take away
> should be use 2 factor auth all the time and I also think fingerprints can
> be an excellent form of 2 factor auth (I forget my phone/2FA device more
> than I forget my fingers).
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 11:43 PM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
>> moin moin,
>>
>> biometrics aren't secret enough or flexible enough to use in place of
>> passwords.
>>
>> http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-
>> user-names-not.html
>>
>> ciao,
>>
>> der.hans
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