FX2000 - The FX2000 Fingerprint Scanner on LINUX

The most superior scanner in the world now is LINUX compliant !!
The FX2000 scanner drivers can be compiled on any Linux and any Kernel. Both Linux driver as well as SDK available for those who wish to develop their own programs.

FEATURES of FX2000 on Linux

• a resolution of 569 dpi
• scanner sensing area of 0.98" X 0.52"
• powerful 32 bit RISC CPU internal
• encryption of templates .
• automatic finger detection
• direct gray-scale minutiae extraction of fingerprints
• Optical type finger print scanner

 In India, Biometrika's FX2000 has been approved and installed :

On Linux at :

• NIC : National Informatics Centre, New Delhi.
• CMC : CMC Limited who have used these scanners for their e-governance projects in the state of Chhatisgarh in India with 'CHIPS'.
• BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD., Bangalore for integration with AMIDA, their "simputer".

On Windows at :

• DRDO : Defence Research and Development Organisation
• COD: Central Ordnance Depots (all major ones)
• ABW : Army Base Workshops
• ISP : India Security Press, Nashik

We offer two standard ready-made applications on LINUX:

1) Linux PAM Module for direct logon to PC or server through a locally connected FingerPrint Scanner:

The module will use PAM protocol and could be used with every linux PAM enabled service (login, ftp, ssh, ecc.). The models with fingerprint for every user (.mdl files) will be stored on a local folder.

To logon, the user will supply:

2) PAM module for network logon. For this version a network protocol (using TCP or UDP sockets), for the communication between the client (where the fingerprint scanner is connected) and a server (where the models for the users will be stored) has been developed.

The client will ask the user for a user name and a fingerprint, then it will send the scanned fingerprint to the server, which will authenticate the user comparing the scanned fingerprint with the model stored on the server itself.

We are the exclusive strategic partners of BIOMETRIKA Srl for their entire range of biometric technological innovations, specially their FX2000, which is an optical scanner, one of the best in the world market, most superior in quality as well as in performance. The FX2000 scanner is both Windows as well as Linux compliant.
Biometrika's FX2000 was one of the devices selected for the database, both, in FVC2000 as well as in FVC2002, the Second International Competition for Fingerprint Verification Algorithms.
Please refer to the Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition by D. Maltoni, D. Maio, A.K. Jain, S. Prabhakar, Springer, New York, 2003 : Chapter 2.6: 'Fingerprint Scanners and their Features' of this book discusses fingerprint sensing technologies, provides some indications about the characteristics of commercially available scanners and shows images acquired with a number of devices in different operating conditions (good quality fingers, poor quality fingers, dry and wet fingers): [see extract attached]
FX2000 devices have been successfully installed at major banks in Italy (San Paolo Imi, etc Unicredito), at the Consiglio Dei Mistri new center (this is the location of the Italian government). Other installations are at Guardia di finanza (finance police) and DOD (department of defence, USA).
Biometric fingerprint Devices that can be attached to glass doors, that open only with valid fingerprints, devices with in-built integrated smart card and RF card readers, devices with surveillance cameras, etc. are also available.