Finger print recognition

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James Silverton

Hello, All!

I have posted this question in m.p.office.misc but it seems like
a good idea to give it a little wider distribution without
actual cross-posting.

I tried to find out in the Microsoft web pages but I don't find
them particularly informative.

Can the print reader substitute for the password in a protected
file? I have a number of files where I don't want people prying
but it would not be a total disaster if the information was
read.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not
 
From: "James Silverton" <[email protected]>

| Hello, All!
|
| I have posted this question in m.p.office.misc but it seems like
| a good idea to give it a little wider distribution without
| actual cross-posting.
|
| I tried to find out in the Microsoft web pages but I don't find
| them particularly informative.
|
| Can the print reader substitute for the password in a protected
| file? I have a number of files where I don't want people prying
| but it would not be a total disaster if the information was
| read.
|
| James Silverton
| Potomac, Maryland
|
| E-mail, with obvious alterations:
| not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

No !

Move the file off that PC and there is NO protection.
Password protection is embedded with the file and no matter where the file is, it is
protected.
 
Hello, David!
You wrote to James Silverton on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:14:08 -0400:

??|> Hello, All!
??|>
??|> I have posted this question in m.p.office.misc but it
??|> seems like a good idea to give it a little wider
??|> distribution without actual cross-posting.
??|>
??|> I tried to find out in the Microsoft web pages but I don't
??|> find them particularly informative.
??|>
??|> Can the print reader substitute for the password in a
??|> protected file? I have a number of files where I don't
??|> want people prying but it would not be a total disaster if
??|> the information was read.
??|>
??|> James Silverton
??|> Potomac, Maryland
??|>
??|> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
??|> not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

DHL> No !

DHL> Move the file off that PC and there is NO protection.
DHL> Password protection is embedded with the file and no
DHL> matter where the file is, it is protected.

Now I might be wrong but I got the impression that the print
reader could transmit a string. If that is the case, that string
could be a password. If that is not possible, I think I will
hold off on buying a reader.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not
 
From: "James Silverton" <[email protected]>


|
| Now I might be wrong but I got the impression that the print
| reader could transmit a string. If that is the case, that string
| could be a password. If that is not possible, I think I will
| hold off on buying a reader.
|
| James Silverton
| Potomac, Maryland
|
| E-mail, with obvious alterations:
| not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

I just recently received a IBM ThinkPad T60 with a BIO-Metric finger reader.

It interfered with the use of a Smart Card and it was subsequently disabled and the
associated software removed.

The BIO-Metric finger reader is ONLY good for physical access to the platform it is used
with and functions associated with that platform. It is NOT a substitute for file level
protection.
 
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