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Fingerprint Reader Demo

by sedhain-pankaj

Test fingerprint readers

Dangerous permissions Unverified publisher LGPL-2.1+
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About

Fingerprint Reader Demo is a test application for the libfprint fingerprint reader library. Its purpose is to test drivers, new and old, in a sandbox, to make sure that the drivers and associated functions work correctly. Fingerprint Reader Demo does not modify the system, or replace integration in desktop environments.

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

Nobody has confirmed that the publisher controls this app id. Flatsonar warns before installing.

  • https://github.com/abdu-frh/Elan-0c4c-driver also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • https://github.com/fingerprint-cards/libfprint also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • https://github.com/suikan4github/libfprint also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • https://github.com/Metrohan/gxfp5130-linux also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • https://github.com/GuNanOvO/goodix-55x4-linux also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • https://github.com/cambordas/libfprint also publishes this app id
    publisher:collision
  • packaged by github.com/sedhain-pankaj, not by the org.freedesktop namespace owner; it does build the owner's code from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/libfprint.git
    publisher:namespace
  • git source tracks a moving branch: what gets built can change without the manifest changing
    source:unpinned

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

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