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Fun with Fingerprint Readers

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  • 16-05-2002 1:08am
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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭


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    Tsutomu Matsumoto, a Japanese cryptographer, recently decided to look at biometric fingerprint devices. These are security systems that attempt to identify people based on their fingerprint. For years the companies selling these devices have claimed that they are very secure, and that it is almost impossible to fool them into accepting a fake finger as genuine. Matsumoto, along with his students at the Yokohama National University, showed that they can be reliably fooled with a little ingenuity and $10 worth of household supplies.


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    Static M.e.
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    Great article

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    Gummy fingers can even fool sensors being watched by guards. Simply form the clear gelatin finger over your own. This lets you hide it as you press your own finger onto the sensor. After it lets you in, eat the evidence.
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    I wonder if he'll try the same kinda tricks with retina scanners ; )


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