What is a fingerprint is compromised [LWN.net]

What is a fingerprint is compromised

Posted Nov 24, 2007 12:06 UTC (Sat) by i3839 (subscriber, #31386)
In reply to: What is a fingerprint is compromised by hingo
Parent article: Fingerprint recognition using fprint

It depends on the fingerprint reader. They don't all make a simple image of your finger to
check the fingerprint. It seems Wikipedia has a nice article about it, so I'll just shup up: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint_authentication

But yeah, you'd want to use it only for local authentication.

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What is a fingerprint is compromised

Posted Nov 25, 2007 7:59 UTC (Sun) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link]

It's not an image. But still an authentication token. And it can't really be replaced in case
it leaks.

And unless you always wear gloves, this information can easily leak.