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nr152522
10y ago
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Exactly,...the user is identified and then requested to enter a password. You are identifying the user, then you proceed to ask them a password. I.e. Identifying the user is something you are, then asking them for a password is something you know.
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rahimnathwani
10y ago
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There's no improvement in security from asking for a face rather than a username.
nr152522
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10y ago
What are the reasons? Genuinely interested as I'd like to understand in more detail.
rahimnathwani
10y ago
For the same reason that thumbprints are usernames, not passwords:
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-user...
Previous HN discussion:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6477505
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