Are biometrics the best solution to replace password authentication?
Posted on February 28, 2005
Is [sic] biometrics the best solution to replace password authentication? No, because biometrics are not secret, and passwords (or equivalent) need to be secret.
Biometrics. It’s a topic I come back to periodically and enthusiastically. Most pundits, gurus and analysts agree that passwords as a method of authenticating people are not at all secure and need to be replaced. Many feel that a biometric authentication – via fingerprint, retina scan, voiceprint, or even DNA – represents the ne plus ultra of authentication methods. Still, there are quite a few people who argue that using biometrics is like placing all your eggs in one basket – what happens when the basket breaks, what happens when the biometric system is compromised?
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