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[-] [email protected] 105 points 2 years ago

Reading the article it doesn’t sound like it’s Microsoft’s issue but the vendor’s implementation and lack of using the secure communication protocol.

[-] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago

"vendors implementation" rings immediate alarm bells...

[-] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

it sounds like microsoft's own laptops dont implement the spec properly!

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Microsoft doesn't make fingerprint readers.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Yea, but they sourced the parts from a vendor, and still didn't make sure the vendor was properly following the spec.

Just goes to show how complicated it can be!

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Not sure why you being downvoted, one of the three laptops they cracked was a Surface. Of course Microsoft doesn’t “make it” but very few tech brands actually manufacture the hardware. By the way the Surface was sufficiently different in its design from the others that hints it’s a custom build anyway, not just an off label hardware with Microsoft stamped on it.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Microsoft has marketed surface pro type covers with a fingerprint reader. I use one at work.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-pro-type-cover-with-fingerprint-id/8x1n09mrq5d0?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Sounds like Microsoft doesn’t make anything

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