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[Ed Czarnecki]

Two factor authentication.  Strong, but are you really going to pay for biometrics?

Would be fun to implement, but I'd still much rather see the basics implemented in the short term - like continuing to move all this good station equipment behind fire walls.

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From: Dave Turnmire
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On 10/27/2016 9:50 PM, Robertm wrote:

> Passwords need to be eliminated. They more and more are the problem and not the solution. Biometrics is a better approach.

Not according to the NIST, which considers it unreliable and should only
be used in limited circumstances WITH another authentication scheme.

https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/18/nists-new-password-rules-what-you-need-to-know/

Dave

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