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Fingerprint computer and radio security (The following August 8, 1998 news story from AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, INC. was downloaded from http://www.arnewsline.org/ newsline_archives/cbbs1095.txt. Thanks to Steve Evans, Riverside D.A.'s office, for the submission.) And finally, securely logging onto a computer or even remotely controlling your ham station may soon be just a fingertip away. This, as Compaq introduces a new form of cyberspace security system that they call Fingerprint Identification Technology. The Houston Texas company says Fingerprint Identification Technology is a way to use a person's fingerprint instead of a password to log into a secure computer network. The system uses a special camera takes a picture of a person's fingerprint. Software then transforms the fingerprint into a point map that is stored for future reference. When a person wants access to the computer, he or she simply holds a finger to the camera, and the computer matches the stored print map to the fingerprint. Compaq says that the Fingerprint Identification Technology system is expected to become widely available by September. Some hams are already saying that it could help both the security of repeater control systems and other radio links that are required to be under positive control.
This article was printed in “THE PRINT” |