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 re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 1/29/2009 9:35 AM Cale

Will this be available on Vista and XP?

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 1/29/2009 9:51 AM Ryan Hurst

No, XP has been out of support for some time; http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3223

Also backports of OS features seldom happen without significant market demand.

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 2/5/2009 1:13 AM Scott Bussinger

Are there any managed code wrappers for the Biometric Service APIs (i.e. the WinBio* calls)? I was going to play with this a bit, but having to translate the API's will slow me down.

Another link for you is http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd401509(VS.85).aspx which is the Biometric Service API reference (it's surprisingly hard to find as the MSDN search won't pick it up).

I haven't found any sample code for the client stuff anywhere yet. Have you seen any?

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 2/5/2009 6:47 AM Ryan M. Hurst

No at this time there are no managed code wrappers for the WBF API.

At this time there is no sample code for the client APIs that I can point you at, hopefully in the near future there will be.

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 7/9/2009 8:38 AM Dan Griffin

A partial managed wrapper can be found here: http://bioapprovalworkflow.codeplex.com/.

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 7/9/2009 10:42 AM Ryan

I have updated the list of URLs with a new reference, a partial managed wrapper written by a friend.

 re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 7/29/2009 3:02 PM Baptiste Gourdin

Hi, I'm doing a study about the WBF security and I wonder what are the possiblities for a malicious software on this system? Does a program who knows the SID of the logged user can delete his recorded fingers?
Thanks

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 5/31/2010 10:48 PM Kumar

It only provides support for fingerprints. Is there plan to support other biometerics e.g. Iris etc?

# re: Resources about the Windows Biometric Framework 6/1/2010 9:23 AM Ryan

Kumar - you are correct at this time only one BSP is provided, the one for fingerprints. Also at this time it is not posible for a third-party to add aditional BSPs, the design was done in such a way that both scenarios can be acomplished, I can not speak to what schedules that may happen on though.

If I were to build a verticaly integrated Iris (or other modality) solution I would try to do so in a way that was stylistically consistent with the WBF so that migration would be easier when it does happen.