Submission + - Pros And Cons Of Biometric Authentication (net-security.org)
An anonymous reader writes: In theory, biometrics are a great way to authenticate a user: it's impossible to lose your fingerprint (barring the most gruesome of developments), you can't forget it like you could a password, and it's unique to you. In practice, though, there are so many things that, for now, limit a more widespread use of this technology. One of the problems has been pointed out by Guy Churchward, CEO of LogLogic: "Once you have your fingerprint scanned it will give a unique data sequence which if compromised is not exactly something you can change," he says. "Imagine having an option of only one password 'ever'. One loss and you are screwed." Do you use biometrics? Can this solve some of the problems associated with passwords? One of the biggest issues is users employing the same password all over and this wouldn't change since you have only so many fingers.