MythBusters beat fingerprint security system
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009On the TV show Mythbusters, the two smart and daring hosts directed their efforts towards beating a fingerprint scanning door access device. The first attempt involved a plastic mold of a fingerprint. It did not work the first try, but it did work after warming it with his breath.
Next, a gelatinous mold of a finger was used, and this also opened the door. So far, I’m not very impressed with this piece of hardware, and I’m wondering what brand it is (it is definitely nothing we use, I have never seen this door access device before in my life).
The grand finale is when they scan a copy of a fingerprint and hold the piece of paper to the fingerprint scanner. It actually opened the door. You will notice they keep saying that the manufacturer says that no one has ever cracked their device. Well, now someone has, and on national television. Too bad for you. Just goes to show that crackpot equipment has no place in the Security industry.
