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  1. One driver was for the Eikon Mini fingerprint reader and the other is presumably for my computer's built-in fingerprint reader (the built-in no longer works, which is why I had to buy the Eikon Mini). I simply disabled the built-in fingerprint reader's driver named Synaptics WBDI. This apparently forces Lastpass to use use the Eikon driver.
  2. Top fingerprint scanners: Eikon Mini: The Eikon Mini enables fast and convenient windows login by remembering your windows password for you. It is the smallest fingerprint reader on the market measuring only 28 by 20 by 15millimeters unlike traditional USB fingerprint readers that come with long USB cables and are meant to remain on your.
  3. HARDWARE ONLY, no software or drivers. The EikonTouch 710 capacitive fingerprint reader provides quick and reliable biometric authentication. The only touch silicon FIPS 201 PIV certified single fingerprint reader, the EikonTouch 710 utilizes our patented technology to capture fine print details.
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At a trade show earlier this year, UPEK was kind enough to give me a chance to check out their Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, a combination of hardware and software that brings fingerprint scanning to personal computers. Unfortunately, I didn't have spare hardware that I could afford to install the software on at the time. I've since rectified this situation and tested the product on a Mac Mini running the latest version of OS X.

The hardware is pretty simple: a USB device that includes a recessed strip which directs your finger (or thumb) past a small scanner that images your fingerprint. The device also has a bright LED, presumably to help you log in in the dark; it's actually bright enough to read by for short periods of time. It's sleek and unobtrusive, and the USB cord is long enough to deal with a reasonable separation between the device and the computer. The company also offers a laptop-appropriate version, where the hardware plugs straight into a USB jack.

But the magic happens in the software, which supports OS X versions from 10.3 up, as well as various flavors of Windows. On the Mac, it essentially replaces entering a username and password with a swipe of a finger. In any case where you'd be typing—logging in, authorizing installers, unlocking the keychain—the process can be replaced by the Eikon. Oddly, it still requires you to press return after the swipe, however. UPEK's software appears to be thoroughly integrated into the OS, as I haven't come across a password dialog where it wouldn't work.

Using it is a snap. The physical design is such that it's hard not to run your finger across it without generating a valid swipe; I only had problems when moving my finger too quickly or accidentally lifting it before finishing the motion.

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Training was extremely easy. Although it would seem to make sense to create a System Preferences bundle for something of this nature, the Eikon software install includes a standalone application for managing the finger prints. You can assign privileges to up to 10 fingers and thumbs; each one of these requires three accurate readings before it will be added to the list of accepted digits. In theory, there's no reason that up to 10 people couldn't have one digit registered each in order to share an account.

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Pick a finger, then provide three high-quality scans, and you're set.

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Users can choose to have password dialogs offer them the option of either finger-scanning or passwords, or go for scans alone. Apparently, if the hardware's stolen, the software detects its absence and provides a password even if you go with the latter option.

There are lots of articles indicating that fingerprint scanner security can often be overcome using relatively low-tech hacks. I've not attempted to test how well the Eikon holds up—if someone has access to the physical scanner, they have access to your hardware, and these hacks are probably the least of your worries. Instead, these devices seem useful for presenting casual snooping, or possibly to convince a thief that it would be easier to erase the hard drive than try to use the existing accounts. The big benefit, security-wise, probably applies to networked systems. With the Eikon, a single swipe can serve as a replacement for a baroque password, making accounts substantially more secure.

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Overall, the Eikon is a nice little device with well-designed software that is thoroughly integrated with the wider OS. It probably doesn't provide bullet-proof security, but it does seem likely to help in some contexts, and certainly can be convenient. I wasn't expecting it to outlast the 'this is kind of neat' stage of use, but I've found myself relying on it during day-to-day computing.