Re: [K12OSN] fingerprint based login

[Quentin Hartman <qhartman lane k12 or us>]

On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 10:59, dalen wrote:
> Has anyone found a fingerprint scanner that works with K12LTSP?  I know 
> someone that uses the product from url below with winxp.  It would be 
> nice to reduce forgotten password issues.
> http://www.identix.com/products/pro_info_fprint_biotouch.html

I would make sure to really research the solution you look into for
this, and ideally do a small-scale test installation. There was a
certain university that I have associates at that thought this might be
a good idea too, and ran a trial in one of there drop-in student labs.
It lasted a little over two weeks. It caused many more problems than it
solved, and almost everyone there elected to keep their username /
password rather than go with the fingerprint system. Granted, this was
almost two years ago now, but the technology just doesn't seem to be
there yet, IMHO.

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   -Regards-

-Quentin Hartman-

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