Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed
Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed
Windows laptop manufacturers will likely need to fix this one.
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This is why I use Linux, the fingerprint device wouldn't be supported so this wouldn't be an issue /s
455 0 ReplyMmm yes security by non-functionality. A pillar of the modern cybersecurity framework.
145 0 ReplyCan't hack a brick 🤷
97 0 ReplyBut you can use a brick to hack windows.
70 0 ReplyWhen you could have said crack, but instead said hack.
6 0 ReplySomething something Soviet Russia..
6 0 ReplyBut you can use a brick to hack windows
yes indeed, the good ol' broken windows fallacy!
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And this is why I am typing this on a 1921 Royal No. 10 typewriter.
17 0 ReplyFound Tom Hanks's Lemmy account.
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Works for my webcam. Tbh I'd like someone to hack it, would mean they would've written drivers for it
39 0 ReplyIt is called zero trust, killing functionalities is zscaler core business
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The fun thing about Linux is your realize physical control is ownership. You can just throw a Bootable Linux image with some utilities and remove the password from a Windows account in a second. If you really need to keep something safe, it has to be encrypted.
26 0 ReplyThe one on my Thinkpad works just fine :)
24 0 ReplyNah I use fprint on my arch laptop so there is fingerprint login technology. Hopefully that doesn't have security vulnerabilities.
23 0 ReplyIt has vulnerabilities for sure. But they haven’t been found because no one cares about hacking you or the 1 other person on earth that use Arch and fingerprint security.
5 0 ReplySecurity by obscurity lol
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Correct answer.
Using any form of biometric 'login' under the US's "justice" system is supremely ill-advised.
12 0 ReplyThat's funny, on my XPS Windows crashed when I tried adding a fingerprint. Works flawlessly under Arch.
11 0 ReplyToday I was fucking around with this shit. I can't even update my distro, otherwise ecryptfs will go adios, and fingerprinting will be broken.
10 0 ReplyOne of the major reasons I gave up on trying to run Linux on my laptop was lack of fingerprint reader support.
9 0 ReplyThat would be a plus for me, actually. I never liked fingerprint authentication.
16 0 ReplyHow is not having support for something a plus for you? I swear to god, some Linux users are so stuck up.
9 0 ReplyWhere to start....
My dumb TV doesn't support smart features. A plus.
My coffee maker doesn't support wifi. A plus.
My games don't support in-app purchases. A plus.
My windows 10 laptop (did you read that?! Whaaat, I'm not a Linux user???!!!) doesn't support Windows 11. Major plus.
My MacBook's OS version (no way!!!) doesn't support unnecessary FaceTime features. A plus.
14 0 ReplyWhat TV did you get that doesn’t have smart features?
I looked, but all the ones I could find were 1080p, no HDR, and either tiny or made for commercial/industrial installation.
4 0 ReplyI got a Sceptre one a few years ago. Okay quality, terrible speakers (though an external soundbar takes care of that.)
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fingerprint login is not secure. period. Being stuck in using a password login is a plus
6 0 ReplyYou could just disable fingerprint login, though.
4 0 ReplySure, but that's not the point of the conversation. The point is that some stranger is judging a whole community for the preference of one single person who may or may not belong to said community.
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"what, you dont want to use the new door lock made from soggy white bread? You deadbolt losers are so stuck up"
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So YES, from someone who was asked to do fingerprint authentication in a sensitive environment (and had to refuse, even to the salespeople pested me)
6 0 ReplyYou can choose not to use it even if Linux supports it.
2 0 ReplyYup. I know that.
1 0 ReplyThen I really don't see how it's a plus. Smaller kernel size? lol
1 0 ReplyThe plus is that I don't even need to think about it.
My phone tries to trick me to enable fingerprint authentication every few months. My laptop? Perfection.
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I have a Microsoft fingerprint reader that works fine on Linux lol
4 0 Replywouldn't be supported so this wouldn't be an issue
I did not expect that 😅
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