[Hardy Feature Request] Add support for biometric fingerprint reader
Bug #187130 reported by
Jose De la Rosa
This bug affects 4 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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hal (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
pam (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
thinkfinger (Baltix) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
thinkfinger (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Feature Request to add support (in main repository) for biometric fingerprint readers, and integrate with PAM so it can be used to authenticate users.
Fingerprint readers are becoming a default feature on most Dell laptops, need to have added support.
Changed in dell: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in dell: | |
assignee: | nobody → keybuk |
Changed in thinkfinger (Baltix): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in somerville: | |
assignee: | nobody → Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Fix Released |
no longer affects: | dell |
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Platform support now available in my PPA:
deb http:// ppa.launchpad. net/keybuk/ ubuntu hardy main ppa.launchpad. net/keybuk/ ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://
apt-get install hal libpam-runtime libpam-thinkfinger thinkfinger-tools
(Updated HAL and libpam-runtime are needed to activate support for it)
Enroll your fingerprint (not as root):
$ tf-tool --acquire
Check it:
$ tf-tool --verify
Assuming that goes well, reboot. You'll now be able to use your fingerprint in places that you can use your password (gdm login, screensaver unlock, sudo prompts, gksudo prompts, PolicyKit authorisations) -- note that for gdm, you still need to enter your username first.