Biometric Logons

[sminlal]

So in another thread there were comments about biometric logon using a fingerprint reader. Sounds intriguing. I use two different accounts on my home system - an administrative account when I need it but most of the time a non-privileged general user account. How does that work with a fingerprint reader - do you get a choice of which account to log on to?

 

[JonathanDeane]

I would think you select the account you want to log in on and instead of where you would normally type your password you would just jam your thumb on the thing

Or if you watch Mythbusters a fingerprint on a piece of tape will work too lol

Edit: Be careful or something like this may happen lol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.stm

 

[sminlal]

I would think you select the account you want to log in on and instead of where you would normally type your password you would just jam your thumb on the thing

You're probably right. I was imagining that you'd just press your finger on the pad and it would automatically find the matching account and log you on - but that would be a problem for someone with multiple accounts...