The drivers and programs available for one model are not compatible and do not work with other models. The fingerprint sensor is listed as a Validity Sensor or AuthenTec Sensor, depending on the model number of your computer. The fingerprint sensor driver is listed. Note the version number and date. Libfprint driver for: VFS451 (138a:0007) VFS471 (138a:003c) VFS491 (138a:003d) VFS495 (138a:003f) + some others, but I've disabled them since FOSS alternative exists; This driver is remotely based on an ancient patch created by the sensors' manufacturer (Validity Sensors, Inc.) for an ancient version of libfprint. I wasn't able to find the. DriverPack will automatically select and install the required drivers Popular Validity other devices Validity Sensors (WBF) (PID=0018) Validity Sensor (PID=0018). Validity Fingerprint Sensor Driver 4.0.15.0 Rev. A 22.0 MB Mar 18, 2010 from here: HP EliteBook 8440p Notebook PC It's for Windows 7 X64 but works fine on Windows 10 for me. If for some reason you have problems installing it, right click on it and select Properties, then click on the Compatibility tab and select Windows 7.
A simple tool that helps initializing Validity fingerprint readers underlinux, loading their binary firmware and initializing them.
This tool currently only supports these sensors:
- 138a:0090 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS7500 Touch Fingerprint Sensor
- 138a:0097 Validity Sensors, Inc.
Which are present in various ThinkPad and HP laptops.
These devices communicate with the laptop via an encrypted protocol and theyneed to be paired with the host computer in order to work and compute theTLS keys.Such initialization is normally done by the Windows driver, however thanks tothe amazing efforts of Viktor Dragomiretskyy (uunicorn), and previously ofNikita Mikhailov, we have reverse-engineerd the pairing process, and so it'spossible to do it under Linux with only native tools as well.
The procedure is quite simple:
- Device is factory-reset and its flash repartitioned
- A TLS key is negotiated, generated via host hw ID and serial
- Windows driver is downloaded from Lenovo to extract the device firmware
- The device firmware is uploaded to the device
- The device is calibrated
Here's some output example:
You can test whether the pairing has been successfully by launching the command sudo validity-sensors-tools.led-test
For 138a:0097 it's also possible to enroll fingers in the internal storagedoing:
Once the chip is paired with the computer via this tool, it's possible to useit in libfprint using the driver at
A simple tool that helps initializing Validity fingerprint readers underlinux, loading their binary firmware and initializing them.
This tool currently only supports these sensors:
- 138a:0090 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS7500 Touch Fingerprint Sensor
- 138a:0097 Validity Sensors, Inc.
Which are present in various ThinkPad and HP laptops.
These devices communicate with the laptop via an encrypted protocol and theyneed to be paired with the host computer in order to work and compute theTLS keys.Such initialization is normally done by the Windows driver, however thanks tothe amazing efforts of Viktor Dragomiretskyy (uunicorn), and previously ofNikita Mikhailov, we have reverse-engineerd the pairing process, and so it'spossible to do it under Linux with only native tools as well.
The procedure is quite simple:
- Device is factory-reset and its flash repartitioned
- A TLS key is negotiated, generated via host hw ID and serial
- Windows driver is downloaded from Lenovo to extract the device firmware
- The device firmware is uploaded to the device
- The device is calibrated
Download Validity Sensor Hp Driver
Here's some output example:
You can test whether the pairing has been successfully by launching the command sudo validity-sensors-tools.led-test
Validity Sensors Inc
For 138a:0097 it's also possible to enroll fingers in the internal storagedoing:
Biometric Validity Sensor Driver
Once the chip is paired with the computer via this tool, it's possible to useit in libfprint using the driver at
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