Re:Fingerprints could be stolen from V sign selfies (2017)
by Tagbert on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:26PM
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At least in the iPhone implementation, the finger print is neither user name nor password, it is more like a session key. You have to authenticate with username and password, then you can use your fingerprint (or faceID) to access that session for a multi-day period after which you have to reauthenticate with your password.
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Re:Fingerprints could be stolen from V sign selfies (2017)
by ShteiLoups on Saturday September 28, 2019 @02:07AM
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Good explanation of a good implementation. Thanks for bringing my attention to something that's been right in front of me for years but I didn't know about.