I’m really excited for my Framework 12 to arrive in a few months and I know I’m not expecting a specced out beast. But I’ve become so accustomed to having a fingerprint reader included with my Laptops now, I’m wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a 3rd party fingerprint reader; maybe even something that can be tinkered into an expansion card slot.
From my research so far it seems like they’re hard to find with Linux support.
Hi,
I had this thought as well. The functionality can be easily added by a hardware key, e.g. YubiKeys | Two-Factor Authentication for Secure Login. Perhaps better than a fingerprint reader, some versions have a reader too.
Since the motherboard CAD drawings and pinouts have been published we now know the power button daughter board pins include USB 2.0 data lines, which are currently unused (marked as reserved) https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-12/blob/main/Mainboard/README.md#power-button-daughterboard-interface. So it should be possible for Framework (or the community, if it’s possible to source a fingerprint sensor with the right form factor) to make a replacement power button and power button daughter board with a fingerprint sensor built in.
I was thinking about something like this:
Something like this should fit in the expansion card port.
Can anyone recommend a small usb fingerprint reader that is compatible with linux/fprint? I am aware that I can look up the actual underlying hardware list, but am looking for a list of retail options. Thanks!
IIRC it’s hard to find external/USB ones that work in Linux which is why I use an OnlyKey instead
Would be cool if Framework could release a module that includes a fingerprint sensor and since it’s removable it could be used as a hardware key in other computers. Could be cool to include some other features (like encrypted storage, etc) since it takes up a module spot.