Finger print recognition

[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

 

[David H. Lipman]

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.

 

[James Silverton]

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

 

[David H. Lipman]

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.