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Fingerprint sensor in iPhone 5S is no silver bullet, researchers say

The fingerprint sensor in Apple’s new iPhone 5S has the potential to enhance the security of the device, but the devil will be in the details. It’s not clear if the feature will also be used in other scenarios that have yet to be revealed. Security experts say fingerprint technology is not a high-security feature, but a fingerprint is still better and more convenient than a four-digit PIN. Apple said the fingerprint data is encrypted and locked in the device’s new A7 chip, that it’s never directly accessible to software.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2133538/fingerprint-sensor-in-iphone-5s-is-no-silver-bullet–researchers-say.html

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