Kensington VeriMark Desktop Fingerprint Reader, UBS Security Key

This is absolutely excellent. I have it connected to my USB hub and when I switch laptops I can still login to anything with the same fingerprint reader, which I have in its ideal position on my desk. Plug and play, so no setup - Windows detected it immediately and I can use it for Windows Hello fingerprint login once registering my fingerprints on each laptop. The device itself seems high quality. It's very small in size but the fingerprint pad itself is relatively big, and it easily identifies my fingers. Very pleased with it.

Honestly don't understand the bad reviews of this, feels well made and quite small such a big improvement over the cheaper I had in the past. No issues with use recognises you're print very quickly. Little pricey compared so some but well worth the extra money.

This fingerprint sensor works really well with Windows Hello. Fast, accurate, and reliable every time I log in. Setup was quick, and it’s much easier than typing a password. Very happy with it.

Bought alongside the Amazon-recommended #1 Bestseller Arcanite USB Fingerprint reader I'm using on another system. I bought this wired Kensington VeriMark Desktop Fingerprint Reader for an HTPC machine, where I needed to have the reader some distance from the PC where I could easily access it. It's working well, but the activation speed doesn't feel *quite* as fast as that Arcanite, and a 50% the price it feels a little paying extra for the brand name, rather than a more reliable bio-scan. It's working just fine and there's a good chance most of these things use the same reader tech anyway. If you need the wired functionality, it's a valid, if slightly pricey option.

Actually better than I thought it’d be. Surprisingly solid reads from both Windows Hello and the Linux PAM module and can be switched between machines easily enough.

TLDR BELOW: This fingerprint reader performs its job flawlessly. It reads fingerprints incredibly quickly, but the key is to keep your finger on the sensor until the recognition is complete, only lifting it afterward. It sounds simple, but it's surprisingly easy to forget during a busy day with lots on your plate. What sets this device apart is its on-device fingerprint recognition, which adds an extra layer of security. By processing the fingerprint data locally, it significantly reduces the risk of your data being intercepted by third parties. This is a big improvement over readers that send raw data to the host OS for processing. Additionally, the indicator lights are bright and easy to see, adding to the overall user-friendly experience. As part of the VeriMark series, this is the only fingerprint reader that's fully compatible with Windows Hello for desktop, which is a major selling point. The only downside, if I can call it that, is the stiff USB cable. A softer, more flexible cable would make the device even better. ---------------------------------------------- Update after 2 months: This fingerprint reader does not do the job properly. Praise for keeping the data on the device while processing, which is commendable however it is nowhere as close to a phone type fingerprint reader. This device fails to perform after a time with the existing fingerprint, why I don't know. Conclusion: It is nowhere as good as a fingerprint reader on a bad phone, even they are better sadly.

This fingerprint reader works great when you first register your digits but its detection seems to fade over time. The weird thing is, you can make it work perfectly again by re-registering your fingers.. I usually get about 2 months of it working perfectly followed by 3-4 months of it failing more and more until it eventually cannot scan my finger at all. So I wouldn't recommend it, the reliability over time is too poor.

Smaller footprint than expected - only 30x30mm, easy to set up, great fingerprint registration and recognition. A quality product. Drivers (Win11) installed automatically.

Better than other fingerprint sensors that do averaging to reduce false positives and false negatives, which are better than the ones that do not do averaging at all. This sensor has also encryption to prevent hackers from copying your fingerprint data and use it to steal sign in while you are away, but apparently it is limited in reducing the probability of hacking maybe because it has limited number of encryption keys. One more limitation of this sensor is that it is not spatially shift-invariant to fingerprint direction of sensing, you need to store more fingerprints in different directions to reduce false negative rate. I hope a better version can improve it to make it shift-invarient to direction the fingerprint is placed. I tried to store different versions of the same finger in different directions and using the tip, the right side, the left side, the upper, the lower portion of the same finger, and also different directions in order to reduce the false negatives I face with it since it is not shift invarient, and also, the sensor matrix they used maybe of low resolution that cannot get good details of the finger.

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Surprised how heavy & solid this little thing is for its small size. The weight makes it sit flat on the surface rather than float about on its cable & it also has an anti slip pad on its undersurface. Like: Went to "setup fingerprint recognition" (for Windows Hello) in Windows 11, & the device was there waiting for selection. Recognition is very fast, faster than any I have experienced on previous laptops or an older USB device. Also using it with Bitwarden & KeepassXC for quick unlock via Win Hello. Microsoft account recognized it for signing in to MS-365 Heavy & small enough to stay put on the desk a LED turns on when it is expecting a print input, flashes red if it doesn't recognise. Don't like: Not much so far Expensive I'm not sure how to take advantage of U2F/FIDO2 for other apps or in browsers. Regrets? Not buying it earlier. Update 2024-04-29: 1: Since the wider re-learning as item 1 below, performance has been rock solid. Fantastic. 2: Item 2 problem below RESOLVED. Uncheck: "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" found in Windows Device Manager>Biometric Devices>VeriMark DT Fingerprint Key>Properties>Power Management. Update 2023-09-16: 1 I found I was inconsistent in positioning my finger for reading, so I re-learnt my print, using an especially broad finger print area with the learning process. That really helped with improved reliability of recognition. 2 For some reason the driver or something occasionally goes to sleep & it gets unresponsive. I had this problem with a windows hello camera in the past so I assume it is somewhere in windows. Sometimes unplugging, pausing, & plugging back in restores life.

Funkar med Windows11 och Windows Hello. behöver försöka med fingret 2-3 gånger för att det ska funka ibland.

Windows Helloやパスキーの指紋認証用として使用しています。 自宅では主にデスクトップパソコンを使用しており、パソコンのUSB差し込み口から少し距離があるので、直差しタイプではなく、任意の場所に置けるケーブルタイプの製品を探していました。 これが初めての指紋リーダーなので他の製品と比較したことはないですが、認証の精度は良いと思いますし、個人的には非常に満足しています。認証に関しては、指の腹をちゃんと押し付ければ認識します。まれに認識しないこともありますが、そういった場合はたいてい自身の指の置き方が悪いせいであり、もう一度置くとしっかりと認識します。 顔認証のカメラも同じ時期に購入しましたが、その製品はカメラとの距離が少し離れていると認識しにくく、毎回認証するまでカメラに顔を近づけたりする必要がありました。他の製品はどうなのかわかりませんが、それが面倒で指紋認証を利用しています。 Windows Helloに関しては、以前まではPINコードを入力していましたが、毎回入力するのが面倒なので指紋認証に変更しました。指紋認証が利用できない場合は、従来のPINコードでもサインイン可能です。 指紋リーダーを導入したことにより、WEBサイトでパスキーに対応しているところもパスワード管理からパスキーに変更しています。 価格は高いですが満足しています。ただ、時期によっては価格が高くなっていることもあるようです。今後はパスワード管理からパスキーに移行が加速しそうなので、指紋リーダーも売れてくると思います。購入する場合は価格にも注意したほうがよさそうです。