| | | Passwords are a pain.
We’re forced to use passwords to access our online personal accounts (banks, credit cards, email, etc.) and work-related applications (VPN, CRM, etc.). We even have passwords for logging into Windows® and allowing tasks prompted by Vista’s™ User Account Control (UAC). Requirements based on password length and use of capitalization, numbers and symbols result in countless different passwords that are hard to manage. How often do you rely on the “Forget password?” link to have your password emailed to you?
Access at your fingertips.
Accessing your personal accounts is now as simple as swiping your finger. Now that you don’t have to remember or enter passwords, you can create “strong” passwords (long and complex) that are replayed when you swipe your finger, making your personal accounts more secure.
Passwords are vulnerable.
In order to cope with countless different passwords, we often write them down on sticky notes or in a spreadsheet. Doing so exposes your personal accounts to someone who walks by your computer, who steals your PC, or who mines for such data online. Using a common password offers thieves a one-stop-shop for the keys to your accounts, while using simple or obvious passwords such as your pet’s name are susceptible to remote hacking.
Nervous about using fingerprints?
Relax. Your fingerprint image is not stored, only a handful of unique features called a “template” which are extracted from your fingerprint and cannot be used to reconstruct an image. Also, concerns related to fingerprints are exaggerated - we leave our fingerprints on objects everyday such as cell phones, drinking glasses, doorknobs, etc. The point is: a simple fingerprint image cannot be used to “spoof” or be “inserted” into a UPEK fingerprint reader.
| | Features |  | Log on to your computer with the swipe of your finger |  | Switch user accounts easily and securely |  | For PC users, use the password bank feature to remember all your online usernames and passwords |  | For Mac users, conveniently access online accounts by unlocking the power of Keychain |  | For PC users, launch your favorite software applications by swiping a particular finger |
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Value | 5 | | Performance | 5 | | Ease of Use | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 WORKS GREAT - EXCELLENT FEATURES Saturday, February 28, 2009 BUCK from WINSTON SALEM. NC
I HAD A BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINT DEVICE I HAD GOTTEN EARLIER, WHICH WORKED WELL, BUT THESE UNITS WORK GREAT. I ORDERED THESE BECAUSE I WAS USING THE SAME USB FLASH DRIVE UNIT FOR MY DESKTOP AND MY LAPTOP. NOW THE DESKTOP HAS ITS OWN DEVICE THAT SITS ON MY DESK AND I STORE THE FLASHDRIVE UNIT WITH MY LAPTOP. I CAN IMPORT AND EXPORT THE PASSWORD BANK AND USER DATA EASILY BETWEEN MY 2 PC'S WHICH MEANS THAT JUST BEFORE I TRAVEL, I IMPORT FROM MY DESKTOP TO MY LAPTOP AND NOW THE LAPTOP IS CURRENT. THE SOFTWARE USES A PASSWORD BACKUP IN CASE THE FINGERPRINT UNIT FAILS OR GETS LOST, SO YOU AREN'T LOCKED OUT DUE TO A HARDWARE PROBLEM. IT ALSO LETS YOU ADD ANOTHER FINGER PRINT AS A BACKUP. THE SOFTWARE WORKS WITH SOME SITES MY PREVIOUS UNIT DID NOT. JUST BE AWARE, YOU WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SITES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO ENTER THE SEQUENCE OF DISTORTED ALPHNUMERICS DISPLAYED AS A SECURITY FUNCTION, AS THESE CHANGE CONSTANTLY AND REMEMBERING THE PRESENT SEQUENCE WON'T WORK NEXT TIME. BUT ALL IN ALL..VERY HAPPY WITH THESE UNITS. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 These are Awesome!! Tuesday, January 27, 2009 A Customer from Maryland
The software that this comes with could be better. I ended up switching it with another package that I had called Digital Persona. I really like the package of two readers. Once I had one built into my laptop, I ended up buying one for each computer in the house. They are awesome! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 nice product Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Horia from Cuyahoga Falls, OH
If you are looking for fancy gadgets this is one of them.
It helps you out and it is quite easy to install. Was this review helpful?
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