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Ask HN: WTF ever happened to FingerPrint Logins?

• there 17y ago
  most thinkpads have integrated fingerprint readers and are able to log you in to windows using only your fingerprint. fprint (http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Main_Page http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Main_Page) supports many readers on unix that can be integrated into the login process with pam/bsd auth.
  • stuff4ben 17y ago
    Yep, my T61p worked great with the fingerprint reader in Windows XP. Of course the rest of that machine was pure crap (software/driver wise). I had more BSOD's on that one laptop then all of the Windows machines I've owned in the past 15 years.
    • ismarc 17y ago
      I've used a T60 with Linux installed for several years as my laptop, and I love it. I ended up with two RMAs (CPU fan died and screen had some sort of display issue), but the third has been a trooper with no issues.