Face ID Beaten by a Mask

[yamakazi51]

Vietnamese firm trips up iPhone X's Face ID with elaborate mask & makeup

Vietnamese firm trips up iPhone X's Face ID with elaborate mask & makeup
By Roger Fingas
Friday, November 10, 2017, 07:19 am PT (10:19 am ET)

A Vietnamese security firm says it has managed to bypass the iPhone X's Face ID system using a mask, in spite of Apple efforts to specifically prevent that deception, but regular users have no obvious reasons to be concerned about the alleged efforts.

The mask combines a 3D-printed frame with makeup, a silicone nose, and 2D images, plus "special processing" in select areas. In a demonstration video, an iPhone X is shown unlocking for both the mask and the person it's based on.

The security firm, Bkav, claims this proves facial recognition is "not mature enough" for either smartphones or computers, having previously bypassed safeguards on some laptops.

During Apple's iPhone X event in September, marketing head Phil Schiller said that the company "worked with professional mask makers and makeup artists in Hollywood" during development, even creating a collection of masks to train the X's neural network.

In practice Bkav-style masks are unlikely to pose a threat, since they would not only be difficult and expensive to make, but require the dimensions of a person's face and detailed imagery.

AppleInsider recently put the iPhone X through a series of tests to see how well Face ID can replace Touch ID.

 

[PetPet]

I don't buy it. He could have taken both his face and the mask during the FaceID setup.
Of course, I'm not saying Apple's implementation is flawless.

But if they really want to proof themselves, they'll need to have a video of them setting up FaceID and having it unlock the mask.

 

[jordanlah]

Every biometric method would have its limitation and would be able to be crack when given the budget and time. So unless you are politician, billionaire etc - most of the security we have on our phones are to deter the opportunist thief etc.
Really it's a lot easier to just force the person to say the password or unlock the phone than to go through all these methods.

 

[PetPet]

Every biometric method would have its limitation and would be able to be crack when given the budget and time. So unless you are politician, billionaire etc - most of the security we have on our phones are to deter the opportunist thief etc.
Really it's a lot easier to just force the person to say the password or unlock the phone than to go through all these methods.

 

[alvino]

I don't buy it. He could have taken both his face and the mask during the FaceID setup.
Of course, I'm not saying Apple's implementation is flawless.

But if they really want to proof themselves, they'll need to have a video of them setting up FaceID and having it unlock the mask.

feels fake leh.. like you said need to show us its set up with his face on the spot.

also camera man take video also dont show us that mask enough as well. i wanted to see how close that mask is similar to the owner of that ipX.

 

[Boiijek]

Easier to force someone to place thumbprint on the phone than to go out and make a face mask which is THAT accurate..... assuming it is true..

For all we know, he could have typed passcode for faceid to learn his mask a few times. Could have also turned off require attention..

 

[Thinker]

The video doesn’t show the unlocking animation when he swiped up the lock screen.