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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by TheDongIsYou on Thursday September 14, 2017 @09:55AM (#15247997)
There still must be another mechanism to access it like a password. What if the camera fails? What if you get punched in the face that day?
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by Karunamon on Thursday September 14, 2017 @10:30AM (#15248366)
That’s what it does right now - if Touch ID or face id fails you still have your password to fall back on. I think it may do this automatically if the touch sensor dies but you can always force it with the 5x quick taps on the power button.
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by MBCook on Thursday September 14, 2017 @10:45AM (#15248521)
It is, but GP is saying if the auto method is FaceID + password and FaceID doesn't work... then what? Clearly just the password isn't enough to get you into the phone.
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by tonyztan on Thursday September 14, 2017 @09:59AM (#15248040)
We can have two options for unlock: (Face ID + PIN) OR (Alphanumeric Passphrase). The former for daily use and the latter as backup or for system restart.
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