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A comment on Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of the Samsung Galaxy S8. Parent comment

Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by hexhex on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @06:44AM (#14400217)
I can obtain an image of you online, while I need to be on-site to spot you typing your pin. So if I have your phone, I can do research at home to break in.

Additionally, you cannot change your iris once it's compromised. This is an absolute no-no for secure systems! Changing your pin is easy.

This is definitely not a huge step forward. And, as already mentioned, the average user gets misguided by exaggerated marketing promises.

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by raverbashing on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:44AM (#14400420)
A random photo on the net probably doesn't have the resolution needed for Iris recognition
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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by hexhex on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:53AM (#14400461)
The CCC used an old digicam at medium distance. It is quite likely that such a photo is on FB, Instagram etc.

Side note: The CCC even recovered the fingerprint of the Germany's defense minister from a photo: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/30/hacker-fa...

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by chinathrow on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @01:36PM (#14403243)
They also used the IR mode of a digicam. That hack is not possible from existing photos only, I think.
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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by raverbashing on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @08:32AM (#14400633)
Yeah then Samsung's "iris recognition" is more like "iris blur matching"
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