Author Topic: Fingerprint reader program?  (Read 735 times)

penguin7009

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Fingerprint reader program?
« on: March 09, 2010, 12:04:29 PM »
Does anyone know if there is a program in linux/kde4 to get the fingerprint system working ???\

Thanks, penguin

Offline travisN000

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Re: Fingerprint reader program?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2010, 12:24:31 PM »
I don't know if there is the needed software in our repos, but the following looks to be helpful:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader_with_ThinkFinger

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The fingerprint reader is an INSECURE device and gives a false sense of security! There has been quite a bit of research by a hacker named Starbug, a member of the Chaos Computer Club, Berlin, Germany. He outlined in two very good talks how to forge each and every available fingerprint sensor available at the cost of a few euros, using materials from your local hardware store, a digicam and a laser printer! Here's some links:

http://www.ccc.de/updates/2007/umsonst-im-supermarkt?language=en
ftp://ftp.ccc.de/pub/documentation/Fingerabdruck_Hack/fingerabdruck.mpg



..if you are still interested and can't find the software in the repo's, make a package suggest and I'm sure someone will get to it soon.
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penguin7009

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Re: Fingerprint reader program?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 12:30:22 PM »
Thanks, travisn000, I'll give it a try.

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Re: Fingerprint reader program?
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 12:40:40 PM »

penguin7009

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Re: Fingerprint reader program?
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 12:49:49 PM »
Wow,  that was a good one, thanks. 
This new pclos is awesome :D

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