Probably, the PC grade fingerprint scanners are pretty simple devices.
RyudoTFO
I know of 3 things like this:
First, USB sticks that use fingerprint encryption, so they won’t mount until you unlock them by swiping your finger over the fingerprint scanner embedded on the stick. That way your colleague can’t just grab your stick and use it on their PC to see what is on it. Some of them even have 2 separate portions. One mounts without encryption, the second is only visible when you unlock it with your fingerprint.
It’s secure from regular people. If somebody really wants to get that data they can open it up and solder the memory chip onto another controller.
Second, there are fingerprint scanner dongles that generate a long encrypted password. Something a human wouldn’t probably guess. When you put your finger on the scanner that is embedded in them, they check your fingerprint and if it’s the correct one they basically just CTRL+V that long string in whatever field is active. So you can make them paste it into your Windows password field to unlock your PC.
If somebody pulls it out if your PC and you haven’t noted the password somewhere you’re out if luck and your only option is a password reset. Which is imho more problematic for home PC users rather than companies where your admin just has to press some buttons.
Third, an actual plug and play fingerprint scanner. Basically a better version of the second one I mentioned. They integrate into your system and you can use them just like it was a stock part of your PC. A fingerprint scanner embedded in a notebook from the factory is not much different. Fingerprint scanner are nowadays even part of turn on/off button on most mobile phones. So what’s the problem here?
If somebody pulls it out of your notebook, you should still be able to unlock it with your password. Windows usually won’t let you use any other lock/unlock technology like fingerprint without also having to set a regular password (in case fingerprint won’t work for whatever reason).
Can’t really tell which one of these it is only from the picture. All of them work for their designated purpose. Why shouldn’t they? Quality depends on the brand, so better check out reviews of the exact one you want to purchase.
Maeglin75
I use one like this for my desktop PC. Works great and is very easy to set up in Windows 11.
I got used to fingerprint readers with my smartphone and notebook and wanted the same comfort with my desktop.
Would be even nicer, if the reader would be directly integrated in the on-switch of the PC. Maybe there are cases out there that support this.
Machine_Galaxy
Yup, I use one and it works pretty well. I’d say 90% success rate
Mediocre-Map9934
Just use YukiKey instead. It’s what companies are now using to lock down laptops given. Mine now uses a YubiKey.
legowerewolf
Yeah, I’ve got one of the VeriMark ones. It’s awesome.
Batyalas
I have it and it’s amazing for laptops with no fingerprint scanner built in.
SameRandomUsername
*With great porn comes great responsibility*
v13ragnarok7
I dont see why not. A lot of small and/or low end tech has this sort of thing now. It was crazy new hot tech 15 years ago. My phone has a tiny little bar on the side that I programmed several of my fingerprints for.
Live_Temporary5867
Amazon makes us use them for secure login on the work computers we have
shoobedoodoo
I have two, work & home, love them both.
I set left thumb print for the local admin account and right one for standard user. This way when I have to elevate my privileges I can just scan with the left instead of entering credentials all the time.
ew435890
I ended up going with a webcam that has a face scanner in it instead of the fingerprint scanner. But I’ve been considering getting one of these as well because I’m not always sitting at my PC when I try to unlock it, so I have to crouch over and put my face right in it. Would be easier to just mount this on the edge of my desk.
Ramikade
Have one, works great
Eccomi21
yesn’t. Had one of these, didn’t work half the time, but it did technically work
Lafozard
Yes. But it needs to actually work properly. If it works with any print that’s not registered, just throw it away tho
thedreaming2017
Every android phone I’ve had that had a fingerprint sensor has always worked fast and that includes cheap Motorola phones. My iPhone 12 is just look at it the swipe and my old iPhone 6s was press the home button and it read your fingerprint and showed you the home screen faster than you could complain about anything. Been wanting something like this so I can just touch this and move along into windows without busting out a pin or a password.
brainrotbro
Plenty of tech companies use them for accessing devices.
usernametaken0x
Would it “work” as in “function”, very likely. Would it have *any* level of security to it? Fuck no.
DGlen
Yeah I have a few.
Liarus_
I use one, they usually work great on windows… Not Linux sadly
mLaskov
I have a Kensington VeriMark IT, and it works great. No driver download needed (Windows 11).
Ninjorp
I used to have one of these. It worked just fine.
Andrea65485
I suppose it would work, but I wouldn’t trust it in safety terms
SurprisedBottle
Mhm Amazon had these for their problem solve team. Can’t access certain sites without it.
Piotrek9t
I have one of these and its the best price to performance ratio pc accessory I have ever bought. Make sure to buy one that is compatible with Windows Hello tho
Diego_0638
I have one, it works.
LiteLive
I have attached all our workstations with this kind of fingerprint sensor, they work really nice and I have not had any tickets towards them.
VowedPrinciple
Well, as long as the sensor in it actually works and is not a showpiece. It should work. Get the best one you can find.
DSJ-Psyduck
Feel like if you wanna do this you would be better of just using the USB as a key to login.
33Yalkin33
Just don’t get a cut on the finger you registered
werdmouf
Yes but not as secure as a password
moya036
I use one for my work laptop, have to say that they are not as fast or accurate as the one you may have on your phone but they do the job just fine
vinayak_nair
Yes it does, I’m using one on my laptop and it’s pretty good. Wanted one as I didn’t want to enter my pin in front of others to unlock my pc. https://youtu.be/PqaAdJWTcgE
TheIncredibleBulge
They do indeed, I had a guy where I last worked that used one, was no bother to setup with windows hello too
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sure, why not, it may not be that secure though.
Oooh I might pick one up for fun.
yes
Probably, the PC grade fingerprint scanners are pretty simple devices.
I know of 3 things like this:
First, USB sticks that use fingerprint encryption, so they won’t mount until you unlock them by swiping your finger over the fingerprint scanner embedded on the stick. That way your colleague can’t just grab your stick and use it on their PC to see what is on it. Some of them even have 2 separate portions. One mounts without encryption, the second is only visible when you unlock it with your fingerprint.
It’s secure from regular people. If somebody really wants to get that data they can open it up and solder the memory chip onto another controller.
Second, there are fingerprint scanner dongles that generate a long encrypted password. Something a human wouldn’t probably guess. When you put your finger on the scanner that is embedded in them, they check your fingerprint and if it’s the correct one they basically just CTRL+V that long string in whatever field is active. So you can make them paste it into your Windows password field to unlock your PC.
If somebody pulls it out if your PC and you haven’t noted the password somewhere you’re out if luck and your only option is a password reset. Which is imho more problematic for home PC users rather than companies where your admin just has to press some buttons.
Third, an actual plug and play fingerprint scanner. Basically a better version of the second one I mentioned. They integrate into your system and you can use them just like it was a stock part of your PC. A fingerprint scanner embedded in a notebook from the factory is not much different. Fingerprint scanner are nowadays even part of turn on/off button on most mobile phones. So what’s the problem here?
If somebody pulls it out of your notebook, you should still be able to unlock it with your password. Windows usually won’t let you use any other lock/unlock technology like fingerprint without also having to set a regular password (in case fingerprint won’t work for whatever reason).
Can’t really tell which one of these it is only from the picture. All of them work for their designated purpose. Why shouldn’t they? Quality depends on the brand, so better check out reviews of the exact one you want to purchase.
I use one like this for my desktop PC. Works great and is very easy to set up in Windows 11.
I got used to fingerprint readers with my smartphone and notebook and wanted the same comfort with my desktop.
Would be even nicer, if the reader would be directly integrated in the on-switch of the PC. Maybe there are cases out there that support this.
Yup, I use one and it works pretty well. I’d say 90% success rate
Just use YukiKey instead. It’s what companies are now using to lock down laptops given. Mine now uses a YubiKey.
Yeah, I’ve got one of the VeriMark ones. It’s awesome.
I have it and it’s amazing for laptops with no fingerprint scanner built in.
*With great porn comes great responsibility*
I dont see why not. A lot of small and/or low end tech has this sort of thing now. It was crazy new hot tech 15 years ago. My phone has a tiny little bar on the side that I programmed several of my fingerprints for.
Amazon makes us use them for secure login on the work computers we have
I have two, work & home, love them both.
I set left thumb print for the local admin account and right one for standard user. This way when I have to elevate my privileges I can just scan with the left instead of entering credentials all the time.
I ended up going with a webcam that has a face scanner in it instead of the fingerprint scanner. But I’ve been considering getting one of these as well because I’m not always sitting at my PC when I try to unlock it, so I have to crouch over and put my face right in it. Would be easier to just mount this on the edge of my desk.
Have one, works great
yesn’t. Had one of these, didn’t work half the time, but it did technically work
Yes. But it needs to actually work properly. If it works with any print that’s not registered, just throw it away tho
Every android phone I’ve had that had a fingerprint sensor has always worked fast and that includes cheap Motorola phones. My iPhone 12 is just look at it the swipe and my old iPhone 6s was press the home button and it read your fingerprint and showed you the home screen faster than you could complain about anything. Been wanting something like this so I can just touch this and move along into windows without busting out a pin or a password.
Plenty of tech companies use them for accessing devices.
Would it “work” as in “function”, very likely. Would it have *any* level of security to it? Fuck no.
Yeah I have a few.
I use one, they usually work great on windows… Not Linux sadly
I have a Kensington VeriMark IT, and it works great. No driver download needed (Windows 11).
I used to have one of these. It worked just fine.
I suppose it would work, but I wouldn’t trust it in safety terms
Mhm Amazon had these for their problem solve team. Can’t access certain sites without it.
I have one of these and its the best price to performance ratio pc accessory I have ever bought. Make sure to buy one that is compatible with Windows Hello tho
I have one, it works.
I have attached all our workstations with this kind of fingerprint sensor, they work really nice and I have not had any tickets towards them.
Well, as long as the sensor in it actually works and is not a showpiece. It should work. Get the best one you can find.
Feel like if you wanna do this you would be better of just using the USB as a key to login.
Just don’t get a cut on the finger you registered
Yes but not as secure as a password
I use one for my work laptop, have to say that they are not as fast or accurate as the one you may have on your phone but they do the job just fine
Yes it does, I’m using one on my laptop and it’s pretty good. Wanted one as I didn’t want to enter my pin in front of others to unlock my pc.
https://youtu.be/PqaAdJWTcgE
They do indeed, I had a guy where I last worked that used one, was no bother to setup with windows hello too