[...] > 3. Support for fingerprint reader; in 2008.11, the > device is listed as supported (!), but how to > actually read fingerprints and, most importantly, how > to use them for login authentication has remained a > mystery for me :( Again, this is a well-documented > feature in Linux... [...]
It's understandable that if one has the hardware, one wants to be able to use it. But from what I've read, fingerprint readers are not reliable (break frequently, aren't repeatable enough for many people) and are rather easily fooled (gelatin molds of fingerprints being perhaps the most sophisticated approach, but not necessarily the only one). Perhaps if a better biometric were widely available (if builtin laptop cameras were suitable for iris recognition?) I'd be more sympathetic... -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
