Re: [Speechsc] Just to see if anyone is still out there

Am I missing something, or does the linked article (and the referenced
professor) simply misunderstand biometric id? Having the biometric token (a
fingerprint is the example) should neither allow the thief to recreate the
fingerprint (assuming it is features of the fingerprint that are
encoded--hopefully without announcing what each feature is) nor allow the
thief to access the system, since they would need to have the finger (not
the token) to do so. It would not be necessary for the individual to
reenroll a new finger.

The same is true of speaker authentication.

-- Bill 

Bill Meisel
President, TMA Associates
Publisher & Editor, Speech Strategy News
(818)708-0962
www.tmaa.com

> From: Eric Burger <eburger@standardstrack.com>
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:07:08 -0400
> To: <speechsc@ietf.org>
> Subject: [Speechsc] Just to see if anyone is still out there
> 
> For the folks who care about biometrics:
> http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2008/071408sec1.html?nlhtsecstrat=
> ts_071508&nladname=071508securitystrategiesal
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