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Message-ID: <C823AC1DB499D511BB7C00B0D0F0574C5846BA@serverdell2200.interclean.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:26:41 -0500
From: David Brodbeck <DavidB@...l.interclean.com>
To: 'Dave Aronson' <spamtrap.secfocus@....mailme.org>,
bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Cc: markus-1977@....net
Subject: RE: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Aronson [mailto:spamtrap.secfocus@....mailme.org]
> Law enforcement agencies use some kind of algorithm to convert
> fingerprints to a numeric value, so that they can be easily
> compared.
My understanding is that this is only an approximate representation -- it's
not intended to be unique, it's only a method for quickly locating prints
similar to the suspect print. The final comparison between a print that's
on file and a suspect print is done by eye, and is actually somewhat
subjective.
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