So my understanding on how biometric security works is when a scan is made (in this case the iris), the scan is transferred into some sort of form that a computer can understand, like say a hash, and is then sent to the computer for verification.
What happens if someone gets ahold of that hash with a sniffer or some other form of technology? Unlike say a credit card #, you can't just call up and ask for a new set of eyes (or even probably a new hash). Wouldn't this make identity theft an even bigger potential problem?
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So my understanding on how biometric security works is when a scan is made (in this case the iris), the scan is transferred into some sort of form that a computer can understand, like say a hash, and is then sent to the computer for verification.
What happens if someone gets ahold of that hash with a sniffer or some other form of technology? Unlike say a credit card #, you can't just call up and ask for a new set of eyes (or even probably a new hash). Wouldn't this make identity theft an even bigger potential problem?