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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 teamhappy on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @06:47AM (#14400225)
Here's some context:

    The patterns in your irises are unique to you and are
    virtually impossible to replicate, meaning iris
    authentication is one of the safest ways to keep your
    phone locked and the contents private.
Source: http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-s8/security/

I think the quote is fair.

Also your pin disabled argument doesn't make a lot of sense. That's like saying 123456 is a good password because many people disable the password prompt at login.

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:45AM (#14400427)
A pin of 123456 is more secure than no pin at all.
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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by teamhappy on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @08:05AM (#14400507)
Yes, but that doesn't say anything about the security of passwords in general. (The same way that bad iris recognition being better than no auth at all doesn't say anything about the security of iris recognition in general.)
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