thetechzone.com — The Kanguru Bio Slider II takes the hassle out of remembering passwords in order to keep your information secure by using a biometric sensor that will recognize your fingerprint. The built in fingerprint reader allows authorized users access to the encrypted data on the drive with the swipe of a finger.
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orbatosNov 1, 2006
I can understand needing software to key the device, but requiring soft authentication to access it lowers usability and brings the security of the device into question.
richstevensonNov 1, 2006
I have one of the first generation drives from Kanguru, but I haven't used it in some time now. The fingerprint reader is slow to complete the scan, which becomes a little aggravating. And depending on how your USB ports are arranged, the device could end up being upside down or sideways making it hard to put your finger on. And this is a Windows only device, since the scanner software is written for Windows. And the size of this thing is huge compared to a normal flash drive.
ccutestoryNov 1, 2006
My boss got me a similar product, by Lexar, for Christmas in '04. This is not all that new.
jonforthewinNov 1, 2006
You can change your key, you can change your password, you can't change what you are. I discourage others from using this. Don't be sacrificing security for convenience now.
dbrez8Nov 1, 2006
From Kanguru website:False Acceptance Rate 1/1,000,000Not bad I think
andreiraileanNov 1, 2006
No Mac support - no digg
clippydiperNov 2, 2006
I like this cute little thing, though I believe it is not exceptionally secure. The sensor are two conductive bars, so one needs to apply his finger to connect these. So the quality of reading will depend on the moisture. However I can imagine IT guys would wear this particular device as a status symbol.
tanarJan 5, 2007
Here is a bad experience with the Kanguru Bio Slider - <a class="user" href="http://www.jamesmaurer.com/biometric-flash-drives.asp">http://www.jamesmaurer.com/biometric-flash-drives.asp</a>Segment of the post "After a few weeks, the biometric flash drive menu would not automatically load and I had to navigate to the bio slider II partition, and then click on the fdmenu.exe. Sometimes it would autorun, sometimes not. I just ignored this behavior (which should have been a sign!). A couple of months later, it just stopped working on me!"