fprind

Start fingerprint daemon

$ fprind

$ fprind -f

$ fprind -d

$ fprind --device [/dev/bus/usb/001/002]

fprind [options]

fprind (fingerprint daemon) manages fingerprint reader devices for biometric authentication. It communicates with fingerprint hardware and provides enrollment and verification services.
The daemon interfaces with PAM for system authentication, allowing fingerprint login and sudo verification. It maintains enrolled fingerprint templates securely.
fprind supports various USB fingerprint readers through libfprint.

-f, --foreground

Run in foreground.

Enable debug output.

Fingerprint reader device.

Display help information.

Requires supported hardware. Not all readers have Linux drivers. Security depends on implementation quality.

fprind works with libfprint and fprintd to provide fingerprint authentication on Linux. The ecosystem enables biometric login across various Linux distributions.

fprintd(1), pam-fprint(8)