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Date: 2000-05-02
Biometrics: Windows schaut dir in die Augen
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Um die "online-security" voran zu treiben, wird Microsoft künftige
Versionen seines Betriebssystems mit biometrischen Tools wie
Retina-Erkennung oder Fingerabdruck-Scannern kombinieren.
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Microsoft to use `biometric' tools for Windows
By Jathon Sapsford THE WALL STREET JOURNAL May 2 -
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to include in future versions of its
Windows operating system a type of software that uses "biometric"
devices such as fingerprint or eye scanners to boost online security.
MICROSOFT TUESDAY WILL ANNOUNCE it signed a licensing
agreement with closely held I/O Software Inc. of Riverside, Calif.,
which has a proven "application programming interface," or API, for
biometrics technology. This essentially is a program that lets
fingerprint or eye scanners communicate with operating systems.
(Microsoft is a partner in MSNBC.) Some see these scanners, which
identify users based on unique individual characteristics, as
eventually enhancing or replacing computer passwords. A crucial
step in this process, say those in the industry, is the acceptance by
both producers and users of an API that allows easy employment of
the devices. The goal is to create a software infrastructure that would
let users simply plug in biometric devices and start using them to log
on.
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