Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill(_at_)hallambaker(_dot_)com> writes:
The idea is that when someone is typing in the fingerprint, the client
can perform a parity check to see if the fingerprint data is correct
as the user is typing rather than waiting to the end.
Why would someone type in a fingerprint? Could you give me a use-case
for that?
The only use case I've ever seen is that you copy-and-paste it onto your
business card (or presentation, or other printed/distributed material),
and then the verifier performs a visual match later between the printed
material and their verification screen.
-derek
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