From:	Bruce gyro@********.co.za
Subject:	Cybereyes/Retina scanners; cyberarms/fingerprints
Date:	Wed, 4 Aug 1999 14:26:21 +0200

-----Original Message-----
From: Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*********.html.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.org <shadowrn@*********.org>
Date: 04 August 1999 01:44
Subject: RE: Cybereyes/Retina scanners; cyberarms/fingerprints


>
>>If I interpret this correctly it would mean that normal maglocks
only
>>require a card and a password, biometric maglock might additionally
>>require fingertip, retinal,... scans/verification.
>>This made me puzzle though, since a fake passkey even has a chance
to
>>open biometric locks, does this mean that fake fingertip, retinal or
>>other scans are included on the passkey?
>
>I would imagine that passkeys contain override codes, so they'd force
the
>maglock to say 'yep, I've received a valid biometric scan so I'm
unlocking
>now', even in the absence of actual (or valid) biometric data.
>
>Good reason for why they're so expensive, too.

It may also explain why passkeys leave locks in a "scrambled"
condition

- - BRUCE <gyro@********.co.za>

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