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Questions tagged [fingerprint]

A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In the larger sense, it is any pattern of physical or digital nature that serves as identifier.

Metaphorically a fingerprint is any attribute much smaller than its source that uniquely identifies it. UUIDs, cryptographic hashes and MAC addresses are all fingerprints of things. This tag should only be used for fingerprint readers though.

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How do I extract fingerprints from .ssh/known_hosts?

My laptop has a well-populated ~/.ssh/known_hosts file. I'd like to leverage that when connecting to remote hosts from my desktop, since tracking down the fingerprints can be a real chore. However, I can't seem to find a way to ask ssh-keygen or…
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Can a website see/know my MAC address even if I use a VPN?

I have searched other results and read many of them but I could not get an enough information. My question is that can a website see my MAC address or can they have an information about that I'm the same person under these conditions: I am using a…
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Turn off Windows 7 Fingerprint logon

Annoyingly, I can't seem to train Windows 7 with my fingerprints. (Can do one or two fingers, but mostly I find it useless) I'd like to make the login screen go straight to letting me type in my password, bypassing any attempt at capturing…
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Uses for Windows 7 fingerprint reader

I just bought a Thinkpad T410s. It comes with a finger print reader. I'm using it on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit for loging in. Anyone have any other practical and useful ways to use it? For example, for loging in to websites or something.
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Anyone using the ThinkPad fingerprint reader?

I got a new ThinkPad with the built-in fingerprint reader. At first I thought it was silly, but then I thought, hey, this could save me typing my password every time I boot up. Is anyone using it? Does it work as advertised or does it sometimes fail…
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Increase the maximum fingerprint trials of Windows 10 Hello log-in?

Currently if Windows does not recognise my fingerprint 3 times, fingerprint gets disabled and PIN becomes required. Fingerprint sensor normally works well, but when my finger is wet (after washing my hands), it usually fails to recognise my…
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SSH authentication using biometrics

I am using PuTTY to access my server via SSH. Due to the complexity of my private key's password, however, I've decided to consider using other methods of authentication, such as biometrics, more specifically fingerprints. I have looked up how to do…
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Windows 7, View fingerprint scans on screen

I use the biometrics fingerprint reader in Windows 7 using an HP nc4400 laptop. Everything works really well. From a purely "cool/geek" factor I'd like to see the images of the fingerprint scans. I'm sure I remember with XP and HP's own software it…
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How to remove Lenovo's "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software" logon icon?

I think that the ThinkVantage Fingerprint software icon at the logon screen is annoying. I'm using Windows 7 Pro (64bit). It has a picture of a finger and it states "Swipe your finger" across the screen. It's funny and annoying at the same time.…
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How to Ensure SSH Server's Authenticity by Providing a Fingerprint to the SSH Client?

Problem: When connecting the first time to an SSH server, the OpenSSH Client asks one to confirm the server's authenticity by checking its fingerprint: $ ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile="/tmp/authtest" -o CheckHostIP=no -l user -p 22 169.254.0.2 The…
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How to remove windows hello fingerprint data, for user that no longer exists on the computer?

When I quit work for last employer, I took the laptop with me (Lenovo T420). When I disabled the domain, the username I was using before disappeared (tied to domain). I already had local admin user created, and all the data backed up so that was not…
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Cannot add fingerprint login to non-standard account in Windows 10

Tl;dr:I have successfully added a fingerprint to an administrative account, but it won't work with the built-in one. Bug? When attempting to add fingerprint login with Windows Hello under the built-in administrative account in Windows 10, the…
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Fingerprint log-in not working in win10

After a clean windows 10 install, I headed to Settings->Accounts->Sign-in options set a PIN, and then under Windows Hello I added a fingerprint. Right now it looks like this: However, in the lock screen, I do not have an option to use fingerprint…
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I can't add a fingerprint to Windows 7

I am trying to set up my fingerprint to log on in Windows 7 32-bit on my Sony VGN-SR590GPB laptop. I also experience the same problem on my other laptop with the same setup, a Sony VGN-Z56TG. I tried going to Control Panel -> Biometric Devices and…
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Windows 8.1 and fingerprint readers

Is there any build in UI for that kind of hardware like it exist in Modern UI for WiFi, Bluetooth, Broadband mobile and other common settings or I'm forced to use separate software (besides the obvious drivers for hardware)? The thing is that I have…
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