VeriMark

Received this today for my new laptop. I bought the 16” ASUS VivoBook with the Ryzen 7 top-tier CPU for $399 and the CPU is legit worth every penny, but the downside to the laptop is it doesn’t have a 144Hz display, fingerprint reader, or backlit keyboard. Seeing how cheap this was compared to other hardware I was hesitant, but Kensington is a brand I trust so I took the leap. It installed the needed drivers in Windows 11 Pro immediately on insertion and within two minutes I had it programmed and working for Windows Hello login, Microsoft 365, and OneDrive Personal Drive. Kensington pulled through. I am using it in the USB 2.0 port on the left side of the laptop and when it’s ready to read, it engages the blue light letting you know it’s ready to scan, then turns off as soon as the biometrics pass. It works quickly, even with 2.0 (lower power, why I chose it), and the driver it uses from Windows works well. I didn’t even get a hit for a second/better driver with Iobit DriverBooster Pro, so I am pleased Kensington delivered. It came rattling in the box, which I very much disliked, but it’s a solid component that works well. I recommend. I can’t speak for its longevity, yet, but I will if anything negative happens. No news is good news. Cheers!

I wanted to add biometric authentication to an older laptop. When I saw this item on sale during Black Friday, I took a chance and ordered it. As usual for Amazon where I live, the item arrived quickly and well packaged. After removing the keyring safety cap, I inserted the VeriMark key into an unused USB port and waited for Windows to download and install the necessary driver. Since I already had Windows Hello set up with a PIN, I simply needed to go to "Windows Settings->Sign-in options" (hint: go to Windows Settings and use the "Find a setting" search bar) set up the fingerprint reader. After that had been completed, I wanted to set up sites like Facebook and Google to use the VeriMark as a 2nd Factor authentication method (FIDO U2F). Try as I might, I could not get these sites to work with the VeriMark device. Since I am a Firefox user, I thought I should try Google Chrome. Low-and-behold, the device worked great with Chrome. After a quick search, I found an article that stated Firefox Quantum currently has U2F support disabled by default. A-ha! Hopefully, this will help others to fully enjoy this great device. Since I cannot post a link, perform a web search for "How to Navigate FIDO U2F in Firefox Quantum". While the FIDO U2F experience in Firefox is limited at the moment, turning it on is very simple. It only takes three steps. 1. Type about:config into the Firefox browser. 2. Search for “u2f”. 3. Make sure security.webauth.u2f is set to "true" to enable U2F support.

This is an excellent USB fingerprint reader that works perfectly with Windows and the "Hello" authentication. Once the fingerprint is recorded UNLOCK is about 100% when you touch your finger to the reader for passwordless authentication. You will notice that it has a keyring clip to attach to your keyring to take it with you. I am here to tell you...DO NOT NOT NOT TRUST THIS KEYRING CLIP !!!!!! Foolishly I attached it to my keyring so I can use this reader on more than one computer. BIG MISTAKE!! I arrived at my destination to use the reader. The clip was still attached to the keyring but the fingerprint reader was GONE! GONE! GONE! I realize now that since there is no actual latch to secure the reader to the keyring clip, it stays connected by friction, ONLY. Movement in your pocket can easily remove reader from clip. If you're lucky, you'll find the reader in your pocket. If you're unlucky (like me) the fingerprint will end up dropping on a street, sidewalk, or driveway and you'll NEVER see it again! If you transport this device, find a a way to keep it safe because the stock reader/keyring clip will separate, become lost, and you will NEVER see it again !! If not for the fact that I lost the reader off the keyring clip and will never see it again, I would have given this Five Stars. Because this resulted in the complete loss of the reader, I must knock off One Star because of this rather serious flaw. If you will not be transporting and keep it attached to one device, then this can be a GREAT fingerprint reader for you and I would RECOMMEND..

Nothing has ever been so painless, this is truly plug-and-play: you plug it in a USB-A port and Windows instantly takes care of everything. 10 seconds later it's ready to work. At this point you'll just have to go to Windows Hello in your settings to register up to 10 fingers. In my experience, this sensor is about as fast and as reliable as the second Touch ID sensor from Apple (which is considered as a leading standard in fingerprint authentication). I haven't yet fully tested U2F. Look for it in a subsequent edit. EDIT >> I have now had the time to test U2F and there are a couple of things to know: * This doesn't work like a Yubikey for example. U2F in this, the same as for Windows Hello, is directly tied to the computer where the fingerprints and the 2-factor auth had been set up (in fact, as far as I understand this, it's Windows Hello itself that manages the U2F bit in conjunction with the reader). It is therefore not portable, no data whatsoever is stored on the actual sensor. You can't just take this dongle and plug it in an another computer to authenticate; it won't work. You can however set this up with multiple computers you own. For each one of these, you must run through the entire set up process and register a "new key" with your websites. If you were hoping to trike two birds with one stone using this (fingerprint scanning and portable U2F), you are out of luck. This severely cuts the usefulness of U2F support as, generally, your own computers will be considered trusted devices for 2FA and will never be asked to use codes or keys. * U2F support just came to Edge in the 1809 Windows 10 update and it's still flaky. It's outright unsupported on Firefox (unless if you dig in the config page and manually enable it, and even then it's not reliable). If you use Chrome, you're good to go. END OF EDIT <<

Trustworthy brand, needs no introduction. Bought it for ₹3830, substantially more expensive than my previous USB fingerprint reader from Secureye (more than 2x), but it died recently after 3 years of usage, so had to buy this. Just in case you're wondering, it costs $19 on amazon.com (US), which is roughly about ₹1600. Since it gets imported here, it becomes so expensive. Works great on my Asus VivoBook 17 running Windows 11 Home, though after plugging it in for the first time, had to restart my computer so that Windows recognizes it properly. Proper Plug and Play experience. Much better compared to the previous one, as in that case I had to go to company's website, download the drivers, install them and what not. Build quality seems pretty good. Hope it lasts much longer than the one I had before. Works well with U2F on websites. I've used it with Google. Prompt comes automatically through Windows Hello when signing in. It's Made in Taiwan. If you can, wait for some kind of sale, it can go below ₹3K.

El dispositivo biométrico funciona perfectamente una vez que es configurado. En mi caso tengo Windows 10 y no funciono el plug an play. Sin embargo descargue el driver de la página y lo instale. Seguí las instrucciones de la página del producto y pude establecer las huellas como contraseñas fácil, y rápidamente, sin ningún problema. Y al bloquear el equipo el dispositivo lo desbloquea inmediatamente. Es pequeño y discreto muy útil para los que buscamos más seguridad en nuestros equipos.

Very capable fingerprint reader from a very capable company. Provides Windows Hello functionality to a Personal Computer. So far, it has worked flawlessly with Windows Hello and PassKey for websites. The cheaper no name brand I purchased earlier on did not work reliably. I recommend spending that little bit extra to get this Kensington device.

Non seulement ça marche à tous les coups, mais en plus ça marche en moins d'une seconde : Vous posez le doigt (préalablement enregistré bien entendu !) sur le lecteur et vous êtes immédiatement reconnu(e). Sur Windows 10 (Famille ou Pro), l'installation est toute simple : Vous insérez le lecteur sur un port USB de votre ordinateur (pas sur un USB-C)... et c'est tout ! Il ne vous reste plus qu'à vous diriger vers Windows Hello : 'Tous les paramètres / Comptes / Options de connexion / Empreinte digitale' pour paramétrer le ou les doigts que vous utiliserez pour vous connecter à Windows lors du démarrage de votre ordinateur. Encore plus fort : Ce lecteur sera reconnu par pratiquement toutes les applications qui demandent des mots de passe pour vous connecter. Je dis 'pratiquement toutes' car il y en a certaines qui n'ont pas encore été modifiées par leurs développeurs pour accepter la protection par empreinte digitale. Bref, le Kensington VeriMark est un lecteur qui est parfait car il sait se faire oublier quand vous n'en avez pas besoin et qui fonctionne en un quart de seconde dès qu'il le faut. Cerise sur le gâteau : Le VeriMark vient avec une protection du connecteur USB qui fait aussi office d'attache pour porte-clef. Si vous êtes souvent en déplacement et vous devez vous connecter sur un ordinateur qui n'est pas celui que vous utilisez habituellement, ça vous permet d'éviter d'avoir à taper des mots de passe (comme pour accéder à vos eMails ou vous connecter sur l'Intranet de votre compagnie par exemple) qui pourraient être lus par des applications-espions : Avec le Kensington attaché à votre porte-clef, vous vous connecterez en toute sécurité grâce à votre empreinte digitale mémorisée par le lecteur. J'ai essayé d'autres lecteurs d'empreintes digitales beaucoup moins chers qui avaient le gros désavantage de ne pas marcher, ou alors une fois sur dix, ou alors il fallait garder le doigt plusieurs secondes sur le lecteur, ou alors positionner le doigt selon un angle bien défini (et bien sûr selon l'endroit où se trouve le port USB sur votre machine ça peut être assez acrobatique !),... bref nul. Et bien sûr ces lecteurs pas chers ne permettent pas de sécuriser un ordinateur tiers que vous utilisez occasionnellement. Le Kensington VeriMark n'a aucun de ces inconvénients. Il est un peu plus cher, c'est vrai, et il mérite son prix. Le prix de la sécurité informatique garantie.