Biometrics used to stop Wi-Fi hacking
California start-up Shimon Systems has produced a biometrics package designed to make authentication easy on Wi-Fi networks. Despite endless iterations of Wi-Fi security specifications, users still have doubts, a lot of Wi-Fi networks are misconfigured, and 802.1x authentication is rarely applied at smaller businesses. Bio-NetGuard is intended to help those sites lock their Wi-Fi down without calling in specialists.
It's a small standalone device including a Radius server and EAP (encapsulated authentication protocol), which works with standard fingerprint readers, either external or built into a laptop. It's available in the US, starts at $500 for ten users, and supports up to 250 users.
"Verifying the identity of the equipment - not the user - has been considered unsafe for any security conscious enterprise environment," said Baldev Krishan, president and CEO of Shimon, in a release.
