More importantly, there's no way to tell how close to production this prototype really is, not to mention that the accuracy and security of its screen - embedded
fingerprint authentication method also remain a mystery.
Not exact matches
Fingerprints, iris scans and even voice recognition could all help provide a speedy
authentication method.
For users to access and manage the data and apps stored in the Secure Folder, they would need to bypass
authentication methods that include a PIN number, a pattern, a password, or biometrics such as
fingerprint verification.
It's not just Samsung, but Huawei and other Chinese smartphone vendors that are trying hard to make in - display
fingerprint recognition work, as 3D facial
authentication methods remain expensive and risky.
ASUS also includes a rear
fingerprint scanner for a more secure biometric
authentication method.
Most consumers are familiar with
fingerprint scanning, and Hollywood has depicted retinal scanning as a futuristic
authentication method, but there are a host of other ways to ID an individual based on bodily characteristics.
All three are widely expected to snub conventional
fingerprint recognition
methods and rely solely on facial
authentication while keeping screen bezels as thin as possible.
A recent survey of 129 hackers conducted by security firm Bitglass found facial recognition was considered the second least effective security tool behind standard passwords (facial recognition was also rated as the worst tool six times more often than
fingerprint authentication) so hackers will be happy to take a crack at Apple's attempt at the
authentication method and see if the company can instill some trust in the tool.
The Honor website says this will be coming through an OTA update, but right now the
fingerprint sensor is the only biometric
authentication method available.
Users will have a choice of
authentication methods as well, including support for
fingerprint recognition.
In place of traditional
fingerprint scanning
methods, it will use «biometric
authentication systems such as ultrasound.»
The front - facing camera above the display is joined by an iris scanner, a new
authentication method offered by Samsung's flagship smartphones besides the
fingerprint reader that's not visible in the picture.
Whether it comes from Fujitsu or another company, iris scanning provides a much better and faster
authentication method than
fingerprint reading or facial recognition.
There are four different
methods that the user can use for security, two of which existed in previous models:
fingerprint authentication and knock to unlock.
Chinese competitor vivo is also apparently looking into combining multiple biometric
authentication methods —
fingerprint sensing and facial scanning — in an upcoming flagship device.
For instance, as brute - force password cracking can pose threat to the identity
authentication method based on the «username + password», people have proposed various two - factor
authentication solutions such as Google auth dynamic password,
fingerprint authentication, and access control cards.