fingerprint login - some issues

[Frank Cox]

On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:55:24 -0400
Mail Lists wrote:

>   If the login screen (gdm) behaves similarly to screen lock it too
> should have a password as alternate oetherwise you'd be locked out until
> your finger healed!

Hello Mr. Lists:

I think this is common to many fingerprint-authentication schemes.  I was
talking to a friend of mine who does computer repair the other day and he said
that he's had a lot of occasions where someone drops off their laptop for
repair and he can't get past the initial bios screen because it needs a
fingerprint.

Sounds like a recipe for a hassle, especially when some of these things
apparently require fingerprints before they will start booting.

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