Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:36:31 +0100 From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: fingerprints Message-ID: <xzp652rciy8.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20041224010759.N1763@april.chuckr.org> (Chuck Robey's message of "Fri, 24 Dec 2004 01:11:04 -0500 (EST)") References: <20041224010759.N1763@april.chuckr.org>
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Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> writes: > Has there been any work on getting fingerprint readers working on FreeBSD? > I *really* disilked the fact that (apparently) the only fingerprint > reader is supplied via Microsoft, but beyond that, it's a USB device, > which ought to mean, a simple implementation. I guess I have to read how > USB works, but before I give too much time to it, I wanted to ask if > anyone has done anything yet. AFAIK, fingerprint readers (a) rely on a lot of proprietary, patented software to actually compare the captured fingerprint to the stored fingerprint, and (b) are ridiculously easy to fool (some have been known to read and accept latent prints left by the previous user when a plastic bag filled with warm water is pressed down on the plate). DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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