Fake fingers from China

These images are from internet-based businesses in China. They are advertising a series of finger attachments complete with random fingerprints. The purpose is to provide people with a method of defeating fingerprint identification ranging from time/attendance to border access. The price is $15 US per unit.


I have no idea what level of sales have been achieved or what level of usage is occurring. It’s interesting that the average person on the street can obtain the product. It makes me wonder how far state-sponsored efforts have progressed.


The image of the simpler wrap shows a method that claims to pass liveness testing. I cannot be for certain if any of the products would spoof modern readers although that is clearly the intent. A person could slip on the fingers and then use a fingerless-glove, bandages, or something else to hide the prosthetic.


Like pirating, we are starting to see the escalation between security and countermeasures.