Master Lock 'key' is fingerprint scan

by **jimb** » 18 Mar 2007 5:24

http://www.jsonline.com:80/story/index.aspx?id=578664

by **Shrub** » 18 Mar 2007 5:56

Ok interesting link but how about giving some opinons yourself when posting a link,

I like the idea but theres so may differant ways to kid these things i doubt they have been solved for this use,

Still i believe its the way most things will go,

by **jimb** » 18 Mar 2007 6:16

Shrub wrote:Ok interesting link but how about giving some opinons yourself when posting a link,

My knowledge of this technology is nil and prefer to keep my opinions to myself since there's a couple of members here who love to rip people to pieces when they make one little mistake.

I will say that I think this is the direction that lock technology is headed.

by **Shrub** » 18 Mar 2007 6:27

Well i have no idea about the technolagy either,

On another note, if there are people on site doing as you say you need to contact myself via pm or one of the other mods or admin and report it so we can look into it,

I just see other threads with links that never get posted on where i think an initial comment would spark the discussion,

I really wasnt picking or having a go by the way just merely asking what you thought,

by **jimb** » 18 Mar 2007 6:53

Shrub wrote:I really wasnt picking or having a go by the way just merely asking what you thought,

Sorry I didn't take it that way. I was in no way referring to you.

by **linty** » 18 Mar 2007 6:55

we have an ekey toca
http://ess-as.no/Bilder/ekey/bilde_ibruk1.jpg
at my work and it retails for about 800 CAN (probably has gone down though). I've seen it falsely accept customers who were just messing around, and it almost never accepts me (because I have an ever changing pattern of cuts and scrapes on my prints I imagine).

I can't speak for the master version but I from what I've seen I think the technology is still a few years off, and that's for home use. For padlocks I really don't know if I'd ever want to go biometric when it probably costs more than an abloy.

by **JackNco** » 18 Mar 2007 8:42

The company didn't develop the fingerprint sensors itself, which come from Long Island, N.Y.-based bioMETRX Inc.

Well thats a relief.

But on a serious not I would never trust this thing, or any biometric lock for any serious security. As shrub said there are so may ways to trick the things.

A lot of the more expensive ones even check for a pulse and moisture on the finger to make sure it hast been cutoff and isnt a model finger, im sure this will become industry standard at some point, i know if i had the choice ide spend the extra.

And although i don't think think the discussion of opening these locks is permitted in the open forums thinking about it logically and you will start coming up with ideas. in fact there is a myth busters show all about them.

Thanks for sharing the link though, all the best

John

by **Shrub** » 18 Mar 2007 9:13

No its not for public forums but yes the myth busters one was very good but missed some trade tricks,

I presume the next logical step is gogin to be eye scanners, i think they would be a lot more secure if the hardware was up to it but to be honest personally they scare the hell out of me,
Its the thought of a laser or whatever it is running over my eye, it may only take a power surge to burn it and make me blind, i know its probably not even feasable but thats my fears any way regardless of what i know to be true or not lol

by **Jaakko** » 18 Mar 2007 10:02

Well the funny thing about those pulse and moisture sensing locks is that they can be fooled with even a xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

I don't remember what episode it was, but these locks were tested in Mythbusters

Please read the whole thread, bypass techniques removed from this post,

by **Shrub** » 18 Mar 2007 10:15

Can i just make sure you all understand this,

There are NO methods on how to defeat these types of locks to be posted on this thread while its in the public forums,

by **JackNco** » 18 Mar 2007 10:20

OOOH more way to get past them huh, ill look forward to discussing them when/If i make it in to the advance forums. If your willing to share them that is.

All the best

by **Shrub** » 18 Mar 2007 10:27

Dont worry i am pretty sure theres an old thread already there with all the tips and tricks in it,

by **JackNco** » 18 Mar 2007 10:30

Shrub wrote:No its not for public forums but yes the myth busters one was very good but missed some trade tricks,

I presume the next logical step is gogin to be eye scanners, i think they would be a lot more secure if the hardware was up to it but to be honest personally they scare the <censored> out of me,
Its the thought of a laser or whatever it is running over my eye, it may only take a power surge to burn it and make me blind, i know its probably not even feasable but thats my fears any way regardless of what i know to be true or not lol

After watching demolition man ill never like them. and yes i know it wouldn't work. but would the guy with the pen know that... I herd about a guy that had his hand cutoff to start a merc a few weeks ago.

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