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Linux-friendly USB fingerprint reader? (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Has anyone here had success with USB fingerprint scanners? I also found this Microsoft keyboard with fingerprint reader but I don't know if it works with linux.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Here's the list of devices supported by fprint

For non -standalone readers, you'll have to look up the actual fingerprint reader embedded within it.

Edit: it looks like this is a Bluetooth keyboard. My guess is it's highly unlikely to work with Linux as a fingerprint reader.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It's a shame that that the list doesn't translate well into "what device can I go out and buy"? Every shitty manufacturer has to constantly churn design changes, and hide it all behind the exact same model number.