Re:iPhone X
by jasonkostempski on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @04:52PM
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Yet they behave like a password.
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Re:iPhone X
by dkonofalski on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:35PM
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No they don't. They behave like a username/password combination. A username is an individual identifier and a password is a confirmation that the identifier is valid for the person it's identifying. TouchID and FaceID confirm both - that it's the correct user that has access and that the user is who they say they are.