Jun

26

Faking a fingerprint (part 1)

Category: Biometrics, How-to, Security, Security Threats | 4 Comments

Back in nineties I was working with TeKey Research group, supplying them raw materials for their tests.  The task was to study if fingerprint sensors accept dead fingers. Yes, I was pathologist these years and got plenty of themJ. After few experiments we realized that optical sensors cannot distinguish dead fingers from alive. Even worse, [...]