bugtraq - RE: Hacking USB Thumbdrives, Thumprint authentication

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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.