if i want to fool a retinal scan equipment in a surveylance unit, can I do so by getting a corneal transplant/ retinal transplant from the person who is allowed access into the high security zone? Will the retinal scan identify me as the person whose corneas I have taken?
2006-10-19 00:26:25 · 4 answers · asked by rensil d 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
funny you should ask, it was just yesterday, as i was doing my 127th in a row corneal transplant, that i just happened to test it out on a high security serveillance unit. worked like a charm. im sure others will agree, its farely cut and dry.
2006-10-19 00:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by joelius24 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope. It won't be the same. The retinal and cornea are different parts of the eye, for one thing.
There's no such thing as any eye transplant. Nor is there a successful retinal transplant. Not yet, anyway. If and when a retinal transplant ever becomes available, it would not have the same scanning signature as the donor retina.
A properly designed high-security access control system would use multiple forms of authentication. A bioscan (eye, hand, fingerprint, voice) would only be one part. It normally includes an access token (smart card) and a PIN or password as well. Without all 3 items, you won't get access. The single factor bioscan technology you see in the movies is just for show and doesn't exist in a true high-security scenario.
While biometrics shows promise as part of an access control system, there is a glaring weakness with it. It depends upon information stored in a database that must be compared with the scan. If that database is compromised, the system is totally useless. It's one thing to change a pass key or password, but biometric features cannot be changed.
2006-10-19 01:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they did in the James Bond movie was only fiction. First the Cornea is at the front of the eye. The Retina is at the back of the eye.
The Cornea is the membrane that covers the eye. It is basically clear and has nothing to scan.
The Retina has blood vessels running through it. The pattern of the blood vessels, which are different in every person, is what is scanned.
2006-10-19 02:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to fool a retinal scan just put on a pair of dark sunglasses.
2006-10-19 08:54:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋