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		gambiting on Oct 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fingerprints Are Usernames, Not Passwords (2013) I think what op means is that if you find someone's password, you can type it into their device and you are in. Total breaking in time < 30s. If you find someone's fingerprint, you need to make a copy of it, scan it at high resolution, prepare a good printout and only then you can use it. Total breaking in time >1h.

wnkrshm on Oct 24, 2014 [–]

While that's true, you can change a broken password, you can't change a fingerprint that easily.

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