[ltp] fingerprint reader & linux

[Henrik Brix Andersen]

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Hi,

On Sun, 2005-01-09 at 09:58 +0100, Andr=E9 Wyrwa wrote:
> Based on the information found in several articles about the fingerprint
> reader i think the key to it is not the fingerprint reader itself, but
> the security chip. To my understanding the security chip covers routines
> to validate keys or passwords. It would make sense that the fingerprint
> reader is driven through the security chip and software only needs to
> talk with the security chip. Doesn't it?

If that is the case, you might want to check IBM's TCPA driver for
Linux: http://www.research.ibm.com/gsal/tcpa/

Sincerely,
Brix
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Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gentoo.org>
Gentoo Linux

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