http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft Fingerprint Reader gives up your prints http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
Last time I checked, my keyboard sends my password in plain text as well, and it's probably easier to install a keylogger than something to capture and replay my fingerprint.]]>Mar 7th 2006 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
Well, I'm glad they did :-)]]>Mar 7th 2006 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
MIcrosoft has the right tools

They pretty much went out of their way to unsecure this device - they turned off the encryption that comes with the device...

Remember, its not paranoia if they ARE out to get you]]>Mar 7th 2006 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
no more than we should not use keyboards to type passwords....]]>Mar 7th 2006 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
"anyone with the right tools" still needs physical access to the machine, in which case it's it's much easier to snag passwords by using the "right tools" to record every keystroke from the keyboard.]]>Mar 7th 2006 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
In all reality, even if that was possible, someone could easily get your fingerprint the old fashion way that police and detectives have been using forever right? I guess the big thing is whether fingerprint encryption is even that secure in the firstplace if someone can get your print just from something youve touched. I really know nothing, this is just specuation. It makes sense that this isnt for super security and is just for people who dont want to enter passwords but in all reality, if microsoft doesnt encrypt someones fingerprint and other companies do, why do the companies who encrypt it even bother? If I worked at a bank and used encrypted fingerprint stuff for something and I used unincrypted microsoft readers to log in at home couldnt someone steal my print at home and use it whereever they wanted assuming that what happens with fingerprints in james bond movies is actually possible?]]>Mar 7th 2006 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/

The fact that the GINA won't install on a machine which is a member of a domain ought to put aside any thoughts about this thing being the latest in security. As others have pointed out, this is a non-issue for a variety of issues, foremost being that even Microsoft doesn't advertise this as a security tool.]]>Mar 7th 2006 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
I guess Finland doesn't get CSI.]]>Mar 7th 2006 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
Someone steals your fingerprint, well...you've only got 9 more chances FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE to remedy that situation...]]>Mar 7th 2006 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
And while I say this in every biometric discussion I'll say it again. Once your biometric signiture is comprimised, what do you do? You can change a password but you can't change a fingerprint. Biometrics is not the security grail.]]>Mar 7th 2006 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
And for the real conspiracy theorists: think how many people have Windows Update set up to automatically download AND INSTALL updates. Talk about a backdoor! ]]>Mar 7th 2006 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
the best comment in the line. to get pysical acess to the computer is quite tough and secondly to get it for long times i would presume to hack the fingerprint harder. so i would still think it is pretty secure. i mean as vid guy says with a pin and a scanner it would be quite safe]]>Mar 7th 2006 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
Any fingerprint reader where you place your finger on the device is notorious for this. To get any sort of real security you need to use a system like Lenovo/IBM uses in their ThinkPads where you slide your finger over the device - smudging any prints you might leave in the action of scanning your print.]]>Mar 7th 2006 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/
But the research is hysterical really!

So the person trying to steal my fingerprint would need to already get into my machine to be able to log it. Hmm SECURITY IS PRIOR - I wouldnt want them to get into it in the 1st place right? LOL It all comes down to network security - Everytime. Just try and get past my DMZ! Once your there, I guess you can have anything you want. LOL

I think I saw comments from others mentioning this...

WOW GROUND BREAKING!

]]>Mar 7th 2006 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/it a combo of the firmware and software microsoft uses, as the reader itself is almost identical (different color)]]>Mar 7th 2006 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 7th 2006 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 8th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 10th 2006 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/16/gummi_bears_defeat_fingerprint_sensors/

Gummi Bears Defeat Fingerprint Sensors

"Noted cryptographer Bruce Schneier, the founder and CTO of Counterpane Internet Security, described Matsumoto's work as more than impressive.

"The results are enough to scrap the systems completely, and to send the various fingerprint biometric companies packing," said Schneier in yesterday's edition of his Crypto-Gram newsletter, which first publicised the issue. ®"]]>Mar 11th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Mar 20th 2006 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Apr 15th 2006 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Aug 13th 2006 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/Feb 5th 2007 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-fingerprint-reader-gives-up-your-prints/http://www.fingerauth.com
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