In other words, Touch ID isn’t THE best security feature, but considering that a many iPhone users don’t use a passcode at all to protect the content of their handset - a timely question, as we have more sensitive data on our smartphones than ever before - it is better than having no passcode at all.Īnd as John Gruber of Daring Fireball notes regarding the passcode: “it seems far easier for me to spy on someone entering their PIN than it would be to capture a high-resolution fingerprint (from their correct finger) and reproduce it in a way that works to fool Touch ID. A far SIM card By the way, if it is not your SIM, then you should not be attempting to do this - it is illegal and unethical. TouchID is strong enough to protect users from casual or opportunistic attackers (with one concern I will cover later on) and it is substantially better than nothing. Today just over 50 percent of users have a PIN on their smartphones at all, and the number one reason people give for not using the PIN is that it’s inconvenient. TouchID is not a “strong” security control. Here is how Rogers summarizes the current state of Touch ID: But this isn’t all: you need some skills as well. If your iPhone supports dual nano-SIM cards, remove the SIM tray and place. Rogers points to the list of necessary tools to successfully hack the Touch ID and the bill of materials goes beyond the value of a 64Gb iPhone 5s. Insert the SIM card into the Androids SIM tray > open the Phone app > choose.

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