The mathematical algorithms that are used to generate the two keys are from a random set of numbers which rules out any kind of equation analysis. According to a survey conducted by US-based Trusted Information Systems in 1996, there were as many as 1,393 encryption products available in the market. Ultimately, it is a mathematical expression, and does not completely secure you from an inside attack. Moreover, in a network, the weakest link is the password. The new technology relies on the age-old technique of fingerprinting, an eminently suitable choice, for, after all, fingerprints are unique.
Fingerprints also do away with the problems associated with any kind of passwords.
The way it works is by bouncing a light off a finger resting on a glass plate which is then digitised using some complex algorithms. All rights reserved.