Hi all
I suspect I'm being a numpty and missing the obvious, but here goes. I have spent some time searching for answers online before bothering you, honest!
I've been beefing up my security on my phone and mac recently. I decided to enable Touch ID on my iphone 6. I assumed that this would offer me another layer of security and make it harder for people to access my phone.
However, I was surprised to see that I can still just swipe and enter my 4-digit passcode. I get that ID touch is quicker and that a passcode is still needed for various circumstances. I can now see that if you needed to both have a fingerprint recognised, then enter a password, it would cause huge problems if the fingerprint element wasn't working.
It seems to me then, that it's really more of a convienence measure than a security measure. If I can just swipe the screen and enter a passcode, how is ID touch benefitting me from a security point of view?
I must be missing something really obvious here. If anyone could show me why I'm being daft, I'd be grateful.
Si
I suspect I'm being a numpty and missing the obvious, but here goes. I have spent some time searching for answers online before bothering you, honest!
I've been beefing up my security on my phone and mac recently. I decided to enable Touch ID on my iphone 6. I assumed that this would offer me another layer of security and make it harder for people to access my phone.
However, I was surprised to see that I can still just swipe and enter my 4-digit passcode. I get that ID touch is quicker and that a passcode is still needed for various circumstances. I can now see that if you needed to both have a fingerprint recognised, then enter a password, it would cause huge problems if the fingerprint element wasn't working.
It seems to me then, that it's really more of a convienence measure than a security measure. If I can just swipe the screen and enter a passcode, how is ID touch benefitting me from a security point of view?
I must be missing something really obvious here. If anyone could show me why I'm being daft, I'd be grateful.
Si