Re:Understanding the ginormous Philippines data breach
by makip on Thursday April 14, 2016 @10:24PM
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Definitions can blur since biometric data can play more than one role.
A username can identify (but not authenticate) an individual, biometric data can do both, whereas a password is nothing by itself. It’s only meaningful in conjunction with an identifier as a shared secret in order to authenticate.
A username can identify (but not authenticate) an individual, biometric data can do both, whereas a password is nothing by itself. It’s only meaningful in conjunction with an identifier as a shared secret in order to authenticate.