HT204587: About Touch ID security on iPhone and iPad

Learn about About Touch ID security on iPhone and iPad
Matt[uk]

Q: TouchID hacked ?

Have you seen this article:

 

http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid  ?

 

Do you think that a software update could fix it ?

Posted on Sep 23, 2013 4:25 AM

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  • by Phillip Kujawa,

    Phillip Kujawa Phillip Kujawa Sep 25, 2013 4:45 PM in response to Matt[uk]
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    Sep 25, 2013 4:45 PM in response to Matt[uk]

    I would imagine so, yes. The reason I say this is because apples TouchID technology is based on RF technology that reads the sub-dermal layers of your finger. Apple could easily increase the time the reader takes to read the finger print for a more accurate reading. Currently apple chose the 'convenient' route and made the iPhone read the finger print as fast as possible. Also perhaps increasing the power output from the TouchID (RF output) can make the TouchID reader more accurate from a depth perspective (deeper sub-dermal skin layers).

     

    Purely speculative though.

     

    Phillip K