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- ================================= DESCRIPTION ===================================
- Linux Fingerprint Reader Driver for Sony Vaio VGN-UX Series.
- 0483:2016
- STMicroelectronics Fingerprint Reader
- STMicroelectronics Biometric Coprocessor
- The name of the project "upekux" comes from "upek" - the manufacturer of the fingerprint
- scanner and "ux" - part of the UMPC model name in which this scanner is installed.
- The driver is a daemon that runs in user space. The development of this driver was
- carried out by reverse engineering using Wireshark to intercept traffic on the USB bus.
- Key features:
- > User authorization with a fingerprint
- > Work as an input device (as a touchpad)
- > Run the program as a user when a finger is detected
- The driver uses libusb[1] to connect to the device and nbis[2] to compare fingerprints.
- [1] https://libusb.info
- [2] https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/nist-biometric-image-software-nbis
- ======================= DEPENDENCIES, BUILD AND INSTALL =========================
- The "libusb" package is required to build and run. "make" and "gcc" is used to build.
- You may also need the "libusb-devel" package to build.
- Build:
- > Go to project root directory
- > Type "make"
- Install:
- > Copy "upekux" and "upekuxd" to the appropriate directory ( e.g. /bin or /usr/bin )
- > Create "/var/db/upekux" directory (used as fingerprint storage)
- > Set up autoloading of the "uinput" module
- > Set up "upekuxd" to start automatically as root using the init system.
- ===================================== USAGE =====================================
- "upekux" is used to interact with the daemon and control modes of operation. To get
- started and get help, run "upekux" with no options. User commands can be executed by
- any user in the system. Admin commands can only be performed by root.
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