[ltp] credit fingerprint

[Alejandro Bonilla]

> > > 	1. Something you have (card, keyfob, usb dongle)
> > > 	2. Something you know (password, phrase, magical incantation)
> > > 	3. Something you are (biometric fingerprint, eyeprint, voice)
> > >
> > > 	Anything else is just not worth investigating.
>
> > What kind of freak would have this 3 security things? This sounds
> > like the network or system administrator's hell. I don't know what
> > is this security for, but sounds like a movie.
>
> 	You do:
>
> 	Thinkpad + fingerprint reader (1 and 3 above)
> 	Password to log into your OS (2 above).

ROTFL, REALLY ROTFL. But there is no really a 1 here. My system is not a
security card, unless I use it to access a terminal somewhere else to work
or do the Job.

>
> > Something you have sounds like business not-friendly. Imagine
> > someone that forgot their card at home. Now, a password and a
> > fingerprint sounds good enough.
>
> 	Can you make a credit card purchase if you "forgot your card
> at home"? No you can't, not even if you know the card number and the
> last 4 digits of your social security number. The card is required.

This is why I purchase on ebay and the internet. :-)

.Alejandro