USB fingerprint sensors with Linux support?

I have a Prometheus builtin one in my Thinkpad and even though the mainboard firmware sucks, the sensor has libfprint support.

Now I want to switch to a Clevo NV41 which has coreboot thanks to Novacustom and 3mdeb.

But I dont want to type my password that often and I use Fingerprint everywhere.

Plasma 6 is said to have Webauthn / Fido2 keys support, which could be a solution, but apart from that, I would like a USB fingerprint reader.

These Benns ones where reported to work years ago, but they are not available anywhere anymore.

I already tried one from ARCANITE (through Amazon) and it didnt work.

I think some are not actually sensors but security keys with password storage and fingerprint unlock?

Does anyone know USB fingerprint sensors that work and are available? I would also be interested if these are actually secure or some cheap stuff that is very insecure.

Out of curiosity, do Android phone sensors work? I had an IR one on mx Pixel 7pro that I swapped from a broken display to a good one, and that could totally be done on a laptop (if you get the flat cable...)

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sxan@midwest.social · 6 pts · 2y

Some of the Yubi keys have fingerprint sensors, and they have good Linux support.

Discover5164@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (5 replies)

i would totally buy one for my desktop

@PostWatchBot@lemy.lol

d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y

TIL about PostWatchBot, that seems handy. Thanks!

PostWatchBot@lemy.lol · -7 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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db2@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

This should have been a dm. Bad bot.

iso@lemy.lol · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It will do soon 👍

Atemu@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

The initial mention should probably also be a DM.

I'd prefer to avoid a situation like on Reddit where there's 100 comments pinging a bot for some feature the platform should have built in on every post.

Tibert@jlai.lu · 5 pts · 2y

The issue is that even the same brand can have multiple USB fingerprint scanners, which may not all work.

From a 4y old reddit thread some person found a fingerprint scanner which worked, but some other person who had a similar one didn't get it ot work.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/gc8a2e/i_finally_found_a_cheap_usb_fingerprint_reader/