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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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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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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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How to Verify Fingerprint of a .gpg File

I was following this instruction to install VirtualBox on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS machine. As per instruction I registered the public key: wget -O- https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes --output…
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How to use fingerprint reader to unlock password protected GPG key?

I'm using my laptop's fingerprint reader to unlock computer and for sudo. I also use a GPG key with password to sign my git commits. Is there a way to have the GPG key be unlocked with fingerprint? Relevant System information: Operating System:…
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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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Can you save fingerprint from fingerprint sensor usually found in laptops and smartphone?

Is it possible to save a jpg of fingerprint, right now fingerprint sensors found in laptops and mobiles are used to unlock them.
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Windows 10 fingerprint login changes default login method back to password

I have a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 that I use both standalone when I'm on the go, and connected through a dock to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse when I'm at home. When I'm out, I use the fingerprint reader to log in. However, when I use it at…
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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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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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windows 10 fingerprint: sorry, something went wrong

I have HP envy with a fingerprint reader. Few months ago, the reader was working fine, but then it suddenly stopped. I went to the settings to set up it again, and the windows showed me the following message: Each time I try to set up the…
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