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CAS-005 · Question #372

Which of the following best describes a risk associated with using facial recognition to locally authenticate to a mobile device?

The correct answer is D. Biometric impersonation. Biometric impersonation refers to the risk of someone using a photo, video, or other methods to spoof or trick a facial recognition system into authenticating them as the legitimate user. This is a significant concern with facial recognition used for local authentication on…

Submitted by ravi_2018· Mar 6, 2026Security Engineering

Question

Which of the following best describes a risk associated with using facial recognition to locally authenticate to a mobile device?

Options

  • AData remanence
  • BDeepfake
  • CMetadata scraping
  • DBiometric impersonation

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    86% (30)

Explanation

Biometric impersonation refers to the risk of someone using a photo, video, or other methods to spoof or trick a facial recognition system into authenticating them as the legitimate user. This is a significant concern with facial recognition used for local authentication on mobile devices, as attackers might exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access. Other options such as "deepfake" could be a method used in biometric impersonation, but the best description of the risk is biometric impersonation itself.

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