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To: Jaffo who wrote (2429)	11/28/1997 6:08:00 PM
From: MICHAEL BLONDER	Respond to of 4676

[ Yahoo \| Write Us \| Search \| Info ] [ Index \| News \| World \| Biz \| Tech \| Politic \| Sport \| Scoreboard \| Entertain \| Health ] [ Reuters \| Wired \| ZDNet ] Previous Story: AIDS cases soar, particularly in poor countries Next Story: Hempseed.com Uses Free Email as Publicity Tool Friday November 28 9:31 AM EST A fingerprint becomes a password By Simson Garfinkel SAN FRANCISCO (Wired) - Why worry about people sharing passwords? I/O Software's Puppy combines a new fingerprint reader from Sony with software for Windows NT to create a system with invulnerable login security. Once you've been fingerprinted, log in with Puppy by simply resting your finger on the coated glass. The system works well, although it takes a bit of practice to make the scans come out right. A bigger problem came up when I tried to log in over the network: Without a fingerprint reader for my laptop, I was locked out. You can set up Puppy to accept either your fingerprint or your password, but that kind of defeats the purpose. A better alternative is to buy a reader for each workstation. Perhaps the system's best feature is the biometric sensor that differentiates between a live finger and a dead one. Good news for workers in high-security situations who don't want to worry about having their digits chopped off by overzealous computer crackers - or, in this case - hackers. Puppy: $650. I/O Software: +1 (909) 222 7600 This article originally appeared in the December issue of Wired magazine. (Reuters/Wired) Help Previous Story: AIDS cases soar, particularly in poor countries Next Story: Hempseed.com Uses Free Email as Publicity Tool [ Index \| News \| World \| Biz \| Tech \| Politic \| Sport \| Scoreboard \| Entertain \| Health ] Copyright c 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon Questions o Just for everybodies info. mike