misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMicrosoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassedwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1500cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1500external-linkMicrosoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassedwww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square92fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLuci@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoOther people know your username. How hard is this?
minus-squaresirfancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoBy this same logic, other people could know your fingerprint since it’s “something you are”. No, other people cannot know your fingerprint. It’s a complex mathematical equation to a computer. This is such a terrible take. Source: CASP+ certified.
minus-squareBlueteamsecguy@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI guarantee you I know thousands of people’s passwords as well, I just don’t know the username associated.
Other people know your username.
How hard is this?
By this same logic, other people could know your fingerprint since it’s “something you are”. No, other people cannot know your fingerprint. It’s a complex mathematical equation to a computer. This is such a terrible take.
Source: CASP+ certified.
I guarantee you I know thousands of people’s passwords as well, I just don’t know the username associated.