Comments on: Why I’m not a fan of fingerprint scanners for computer security http://www.rajiv.com/blog/2007/12/09/fingerprint-scanners/ Victory is winning people, not defeating others. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adnan Alam http://www.rajiv.com/blog/2007/12/09/fingerprint-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Adnan Alam Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:30:11 +0000 http://www.rajiv.com/blog/2007/12/09/fingerprint-scanners/#comment-96 Won't these biometric security measures be added on to the current security measures instead of replacing them completely? So you would have to provide your password and your fingerprint scan to get access. To get access you need two things - you need to know a secret (password) and you need to have something (fingerprint). My bank gives me a RSA secure pin device and also asks for my password. Won’t these biometric security measures be added on to the current security measures instead of replacing them completely? So you would have to provide your password and your fingerprint scan to get access.

To get access you need two things – you need to know a secret (password) and you need to have something (fingerprint).

My bank gives me a RSA secure pin device and also asks for my password.

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