There's an old adage in the security community that any lock can be picked. Well in this modern age of digital doorlocks with
fingerprint scanners, you can't exactly pick them with a
bump key, nail file or other such assorted tools, now can you? Luckliy for budding criminals, the smart cats on "Mythbusters" discovered that one of these "never been broken" digital fingerprint scanner locks (they didn't cite the manufacturer) -- which also comes with thermal sensors (to detect if there's a real human behind that print) -- can in fact be quite easily duped. So how'd they do it? By copying the master fingerprint onto a piece of latex and attaching it to his thumb, Adam Savage was able to open the lock without a problem. Savage and his team then duplicated the feat by making another copy with ballistics gel. And to top it all off, they did it a third time (check the video link below) with a just a photocopy of the master fingerprint and a little saliva. Perhaps our own
Marc Weber Tobias should have a word with the makers of these schlocky locks.
posted September 22nd 2006 7:48AM
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This is Jennifer from Wenture Group Limited which is a professional manufacturer and distributor of a variety of electronics and households products. ekoo, the brand of our biometrics fingerprint lock products, is gaining increasing recognition among the users in private, commercial and public sectors.
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2). High Standard Service
* Provide full training about our products features and installation.
* Delivery: We offer same day shipping. The products would even deliver directly to your clients if you prefer
* RMA system: If the product is faulty, you could get replacement
* One year warrantee which could be extended up to 3 years
Interested? Don't miss this great opportunity to expend your business! And take the opportunity to become our Reseller .
For more information, welcome to visit our website : www.wenturedigital.com
Thanks a lot for your time and attention & looking forward to hearing back from you!
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Let me ask a good question.... How in the world is someone going to get a copy of your fingerprint to make a latex compy of it? If the thief had you in his possesion then he would just walk you over to the lock and open it with your finger....
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Oh thanks, Mythbusters! Now everyone's going to try this on people's laptops!
Actually, having watched the episode (two? weeks ago), they had a much harder time getting a run of the mill laptop scanner to read their prints. They were concerned about the door because it was supposed to be much harder (checking for pulse and humidity, etc.), but in the end, the door responded to the each of the three methods, whereas the only one that worked on the computer was the ballistics gel. In addition, they said they left one "key" step out on the air to prevent other people from doing this.
I don't know why anyone uses fingerprint scanners in their laptops, probably because it makes them feel safe. As far as the door goes, this manufacturer is the same company that manufactures all the security on doors in the Pentagon and many of the ScrubRooms, that private conversations are held in on the Hill. Makes me feel really safe.
"they said they left one "key" step out on the air to prevent other people from doing this"
I knew it, they had a key.
"In addition, they said they left one "key" step out on the air to prevent other people from doing this."
I didn't see the episode so it's a guess..but was the "key" step the fact that they would have had to reverse the print? i.e. a copy of the lifted print would have been a mirror image wouldn't it?
Matthew: That's good to know (and I ought to watch the show more often), although I was referring to the USB "glass" scanners (well, they are for desktops as well) and silicon chip scanners (the full size ones rather than the swipe ones, and you can get them on PCMCIA cards - I used to have one!).
I've seen this show -- nice work, somebody is going to loose a lot of business/get sued :)
my boys! makin' engadget headlines... woot!
I loved this episode, but it was aired a long time ago. Like a month or two. Why is it making headlines now? Ah well I dun care...it was a great episode.
I just saw that episode the other night... Didn't know it was old but it was still very interesting...
GOLLY GUS! I would think the companies who make these things would try every possible way to try and make it work - you know that thing they do? I bet they knew about this, and they said "no one will ever try that!"
Of course, they neglect to mention the part about *getting* the finger/handprint photocopied. "Uh, excuse me, Mr. Rumsfeld, if you would just step over to this xerox for a second..."
Just cut their fingure off. Problem solve.
that's not how they did it. They actually lifted a finger print just like you see on CSI then photocopied it. the guy they used for the fingerprint even tried to avoid giving them a chance to get his fingerprint on anything.
Actually, if you watch the full episode, they do address that very fact.
Wouldn't they have to reverse the photocopy? Haven't seen the show so I don't know if they did or not...
The model of the lock was CFS-1800M. Haven't been able to find the manufacturer yet, but I have a friend who runs a lock shop, and I'll bet he'll have that info.
what can't the mythbusters solve with ballistics gel?
An interesting thing to note is that they first did their tests on a run of the mill USB finger print scanner, and it was not even fooled by the paper photocopy of the fingger print, they had to make a detailed silicon fingerprint in order for it to work.
The step they left out was they reversed blakc and white once they had cleaned up the print. This gave them a negative image on the copper plate so they could make a positive with the gel/latex. If you look close enough at the plate they make they had put it both ways, it only makes sence that they would have to reverse the image to get a positive of the actual print. ;)
There are methods for electronic fingerprint scanning, each having a vulnerability of its own, but this particular one is the worst I guess. Is it an older optical one? Capacitive ones are much better.
What is that alarm anyways?
By the way, why are you trying to deceive the scanner/keypad? If opening the door is the goal, most of the locks use solenoids for locking mechanism, and shielding magnetic fields is not easy, with a strong enough field every electronic door can be opened, if you know the intrinsics.
On second tought, carrying a huge solenoid of your own raises too much suspision I guess.
I remember a while ago when People were hacking these fingerprint scanners with gummy bears. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,103535-page,1/article.html
odm
"Capacitive ones are much better."
The scanner they tested used that technology. To bypass it they just licked their fingers. Which offered capacitance
This is what bothers me about the new trend in society - where everyone is trying to incorporate biometric scanners into everything. computer security, I believe theres one or two cars that open via a fingerprint scanner, and most recently I've seen news stories advertising these companies that are using fingerprint scanners to replace debit cards. What happens when someone gets a copy of your fingerprint? It's not like they can issue you a new finger like they issue new atm/credit cards. I don't know if this system requires a pin...but even if it did ... sure they could change your pin after someone stole your fingerprint, but with most pins nowadays being 4 digits...thats not a very secure system for financial transactions.
If I were issuing credit cards based on biometric info, I'd require your finger print and something else. . . like social security number, perhaps some prearranged pin.
Today, if someone already has that info, minus the biometric, you are already fucked. Why do you expect things to be different in the future? Biometric info can't erase someone stealing your identity. They still have to go through the effort of impersonating you while biometrics just makes your life easier.
Seems like a win to me. My life gets easier, criminals lives gets marginally more complicated due to a necessity to steal and replicate one more piece of information.
When they created these stupid locks their reasoning was, apparently, to reduce the odds of someone creating a matching key from scratch (in this case a fingerprint). The obvious thing they missed is that keys don't have to be created from scratch--they can be *copied*. And unlike real keys, fingerprints leave copies of themselves everywhere.
Moronic.
Just another reason why using single methods of security is a bad idea. While fingerprint scanners are far from ideal, used in conjuction with another method (such as a proximity card) the level of security rises because its just one more item that someone who wants to circumvent the system has to possess to gain access.
For most consumers the thought of having a fingerprint scanner makes them feel like they are safe and protected against theft and that is good enough for them and the people who market these devices.
You always learn something new on mythbusters!
Exactly. That's why the "high security" doors at my place of employment use three layers of security: RFID proximity card, 5 digit minimum security code, and a fingerprint scan.
I have the same scanner that they tested for the PC. The flaw in their tactics is that I never use my thumb. Good luck guessing which one of my other fingers I used, suckers. =D
Mythbusters remains one of the best shows on TV for stuff like this. And the thing I love about them is they'll tackle almost anything, from beating security systems to testing whether you can use an umbrella as a parachute. And they always blow something up on every episode. The whole concept is pure genius!
I wish I had their job.
One of the other things they showed on this episode is that you can beat a thermal motion detector with a white bed sheet. That was shocking even to them.
The thing about security, though, is that anybody will tell you that you shouldn't be relying on a single device to secure anything. Sure, it's possible somebody would have a white bed sheet. It's possible somebody would have a bump key. It's possible somebody would have your alarm system's master code. It's possible somebody would have a copy of your fingerprint.
But to have *everything* someone would need to defeat these multiple layers of technology would require some serious time, energy and skill. Unless you're storing the Hope Diamond in your house, it's really not going to be worth it for 99% of thieves.
Me, I've just got a monitored alarm system and a security camera, and I can't see how anybody's going to defeat both.
Any home alarm system at all, btw, will render bump keys totally useless. Provided you've got sensors at every door, of course, but that's a pretty standard setup.
i was able to get into my microsoft reader with just a perminent marker and a peice of paper and my spit in less than 2 minutes also will try to lift a print off my mouse for those of you who say where well do you get the print what happend to the mouse buttons!!!!
Yeah I saw this episode a month or so ago...its was a good one...I was suprised how easy it was to fool the doors and cameras.
The funny thing is the old "lock & key" is actually better then these new fangled finger print readers.
MacGyver did that in one episode. :-) But he used wax on his finger and some carbon off a pencil I think.
A biometric hand geometry reader does not have the same issues with successful (and fraudulent) attempts at duplicating a users unique biometric attributes. What's more, it isn't nearly as sensitive to dirt and dust as a fingerprint reader is. Check out http://www.HandPunch.com for more info.
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Dear sir,
This is Jennifer from Wenture Group Limited which is a professional manufacturer and distributor of a variety of electronics and households products. ekoo, the brand of our biometrics fingerprint lock products, is gaining increasing recognition among the users in private, commercial and public sectors.
At present ,we are looking for resellers in your area
Why not join ekoo today! & make money from Selling ekoo fingerprint lock
What we offer to our resellers!
Sellable Products
ekoo Fingerprint Lock
* Secure * Convenience * Affordable * Reliable * Futuristic
* Wide Range of Product: More than 15 models
Have been selling in Europe for more than two years, ekoo fingerprint lock is becoming more and more popular among the private, commercial and public sectors.
Innovative Product with high quality
New product will be released regularly, they are all suitable for EU Standard and US standard.
Competitive Price
ekoo is providing its amazing products at very affordable price!
Higher Profit margin
Become ekoo resellers, you will enjoy the profit from:
* Profit from Selling Products.
The profit margin for selling a finger print lock is about $100 which is much higher than a traditional lock.
*Profit from Ekoo affiliate program
All just Ekoo resellers and membership will enjoy some discounts sometimes, E,g, Our Item C series only cost 185 USD.
Full Support from ekoo
1) Zero Stock.
You needn't invest to become ekoo reseller! We could keep the stock for you!
A. We can send you sample for your reference.
We will also provide you the marketing materials including: Brochures, Poster.
You could display and demonstrate to your clients.
After you make the sales, you just call us and leave the rest of the job to us!
2). High Standard Service
* Provide full training about our products features and installation.
* Delivery: We offer same day shipping. The products would even deliver directly to your clients if you prefer
* RMA system: If the product is faulty, you could get replacement
* One year warrantee which could be extended up to 3 years
Interested? Don't miss this great opportunity to expend your business! And take the opportunity to become our Reseller .
For more information, welcome to visit our website : www.wenturedigital.com
Thanks a lot for your time and attention & looking forward to hearing back from you!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warm regards
Sincerely yours'
Jennifer Chai
Wenture Group Limited
Marketing executive:Jennifer Chai
China office :
B2606 City Elite,2nd Buagua Road,Futian District,Shenzhen,China 518029
Tel:+86 755 2221 7711
Fax:+86 755 2221 7700
Mobile:+86 137 1480 6774
Skype:jennifer13966
MSN:abc139766@hotmail.com
Yahoo messenger: abc139766@yahoo.cn
Email: jennifer.c@wenturegroup.com
Website:www.wenturedigital.com
www.ekoo.co.uk
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