Good point.
The only thing that is pro-biometics is the general hype that this company tries to exploit. If you have a closer look, biometrics have a lot of disadvantages from a security point of view:
Biometric data cannot be hidden from attacers
If you know unauthorized access has been gained, you cannot change the "password"
Sorry for the thinko in my previous post. The "when" in the first sentence is obviously too much:-(
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This is definitly a good solution for cost-aware home users, but when you are often bound to rack devices.
When some friends and I had to set up a scholl network at a very low budget, we used some rooftrees and had them fastened to the walls.
Not suitable for the living room, but quite solid.
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The only thing that is pro-biometics is the general hype that this company tries to exploit. If you have a closer look, biometrics have a lot of disadvantages from a security point of view:
- Biometric data cannot be hidden from attacers
- If you know unauthorized access has been gained, you cannot change the "password"
Thus biometrics are convenient, but insecure.Sorry for the thinko in my previous post. The "when" in the first sentence is obviously too much :-(
Hint for new posters: Don't only use the preview button, read the resulting page too...
This is definitly a good solution for cost-aware home users, but when you are often bound to rack devices.
When some friends and I had to set up a scholl network at a very low budget, we used some rooftrees and had them fastened to the walls.
Not suitable for the living room, but quite solid.