tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post5351299281314843726..comments2023-10-10T03:21:11.593-07:00Comments on ~mrooney: Setting up a fingerprint reader with ThinkFinger in Ubuntu 8.10Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-3904029927635877332011-10-10T22:56:14.895-07:002011-10-10T22:56:14.895-07:00My Lenovo T61 is Running Ubuntu 10.4 and thanks to...My Lenovo T61 is Running Ubuntu 10.4 and thanks to your instructions swiping is now working smoothly! <br /><br />Thanks so much, Jose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-39783322320479296272010-10-01T02:37:49.205-07:002010-10-01T02:37:49.205-07:00thanks for giving the steps in setting up the fing...thanks for giving the steps in setting up the fingerprint readers.Fingerprint readershttp://www.eviska.com/readers.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-33679045140532009142010-02-10T15:02:58.433-08:002010-02-10T15:02:58.433-08:00Clear, concise and it works! Many thanks.Clear, concise and it works! Many thanks.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-1966053999304822202009-02-14T23:07:00.000-08:002009-02-14T23:07:00.000-08:00Anonmyous: the theme is Dust: https://wiki.ubuntu....Anonmyous: the theme is Dust: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/DustTheme<BR/><BR/>Ryan: yeah, Dell is doing a pretty slick job of properly supporting Ubuntu. As a result I am on an M1330 right now (though not with Ubuntu pre-installed, this was a refurb).<BR/><BR/>crashsystems, Aigarius: if someone has a copy of my fingerprint, then they basically have a copy of my password. It wouldn't surprise me if that works. So does having a copy of your text password, which I could get much easier than a scan of your fingerprint, just by looking over your shoulder.<BR/><BR/>Dread Knight, that will take care of logging in via fingerprint, but won't help for those times when you have to type in your password once logged in, such as terminal and graphical sudos including updates. This is really the main feature IMO.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644244364747661286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-34507018478614607812009-02-14T22:22:00.000-08:002009-02-14T22:22:00.000-08:00I just use the thing from BIOS that prompts me to ...I just use the thing from BIOS that prompts me to swipe when i start tablet pc and i can also enter my password.<BR/>Works good in combination with auto-logic in my Kubuntu Jaunty :PDread Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142529873301282454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-58833670980396295472009-02-14T09:02:00.000-08:002009-02-14T09:02:00.000-08:00Most of those systems are easily fooled with a bla...Most of those systems are easily fooled with a black and white printout of your fingerprint. Could you try it and see if it works?Aigars Mahinovshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398816536449436304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-70446210812423277132009-02-14T01:44:00.000-08:002009-02-14T01:44:00.000-08:00I tried on a HP DV6000 and all I got was "Initiali...I tried on a HP DV6000 and all I got was "Initializing...USB device not found"<BR/><BR/>When I ran "lsusb" I saw:<BR/>Bus 005 Device 002: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor<BR/><BR/><BR/>I guess this "thinkFinger" program only works with "Thomson Microelectronics". I hope someone will come up with a unified framework for these kinds of readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-38789343404628039752009-02-14T01:27:00.000-08:002009-02-14T01:27:00.000-08:00The fedora people have put some work to get fprint...The fedora people have put some work to get fprint (a dbus based fingerprint reader integration) to work well with Gnome. They have made some about-me integration aso. So it might be worth looking at that also.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274004174610440470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-92050530628039096902009-02-13T22:55:00.000-08:002009-02-13T22:55:00.000-08:00While I don't know about the whole breathing thing...While I don't know about the whole breathing thing, the <A HREF="http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0205.html#5" REL="nofollow">gelatin finger</A> trick should be sufficient to trick the sensor.<BR/><BR/>Of course, an attacker using such techniques is going to be more than just some random person who walks by your laptop and decided to mess with it. This means that they are after data on your laptop, and not having the fingerprint reader would not be a deterrent to them. Against such attacks, only good crypto can keep you safe, such as encrypted LVM or Jaunty's upcoming encfs encrypted home feature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-14980598352666986812009-02-13T22:50:00.000-08:002009-02-13T22:50:00.000-08:00Dell's Ubuntu installations pre-configure this opt...Dell's Ubuntu installations pre-configure this option, at least they did on my M1530.<BR/><BR/>Very slick.ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325518011075898953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369913276619133519.post-60584752038782967182009-02-13T22:19:00.000-08:002009-02-13T22:19:00.000-08:00Hey that theme looks great, what's the name?Hey that theme looks great, what's the name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com