Suggested answers from the exam preparation day.

1. Exam Preparation Day
QUESTION 4 – SOCIAL ISSUES

2. Scenario
Usernames and passwords are in common use when performing personal functions on the
internet from accessing social media to banking. With reference to biometric security discuss
the reliability of current forms of access authentication. (8 Marks)

3. Usernames and passwords are in common use when performing personal functions on the
internet from accessing social media to banking. With reference to biometric security discuss
the reliability of current forms of access authentication. (8 Marks)

4. Usernames and passwords are in common use when performing personal functions on the
internet from accessing social media to banking. With reference to biometric security discuss
the reliability of current forms of access authentication. (8 Marks)
Identify = 1 mark
Discuss = 1 mark
Use in context = 1 mark

5. Sites such as Facebook use a verified email address to authenticate a user. Therefore, the site
would use your email address, that is unique to that mail server to create a unique profile on
Facebook. While this method does not stop people from having multiple accounts using
different email addresses, however it does help access to social media.
Facebook could use a series of biometric securities such as facial recognition to authenticate
users. This form of recognition would require the user to use a device with a camera or webcam
to enable an image to be taken and compared with the user account.
In the past these forms of biometric could be fooled with printed photos, however the
advancements made in the industry have seen Microsoft use Windows Hello and a 3D camera
to verify users. The success of the technology ensures that even identical twins can not fool the
system and gain access to the computer.

6. While the banking industry is moving ahead with payWave and ATM transactions from your
mobile phone, the industry has not adopted biometric security for every-day transactions. While
passwords and pin numbers can be shared with other people, it is much harder to share
biometric indicators with other people.

7. Biometric Identification

8. Questions?