misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassedwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1507cross-posted to: cybersecurity@fedia.iotechnology@lemmy.mlcybersecurity@lemmy.capebreton.socialtechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareLuci@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoOther people know your username. How hard is this?
minus-squaresirfancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year 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-up3·1 year 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.