[ltp] Fingerprint reader and the Bios

[Shem Multinymous]

On 12/13/05, Arnaud Fontaine <arnaud@andesi.org> wrote:
> I would like to know if it is possible to store a fingerprint in order
> to use fingerprint reader at startup of the laptop (so how to store a
> fingerprint for Bios authentification) ? I have read that it is possible
> to use it with pam or xscreensaver but i have found nothing about the
> Bios...

Yes, it's possible. The bundled Windows software does that. I'm not
aware of any Linux solution.

A related feature, likewise unavailable under Linux, is to have the OS
login use the identity established by the fingerprint reader earlier
in the BIOS login.

  Shem