| Average Customer Rating: |  4.0 |
| Brand: | UPEK |
| Model: | TCRG4CA1T6A3 |
| Weight: | 0.06 pounds |
| Dimensions: | 1 inches x 2.88 inches x 0.31 inches
[Width x Length x Height] |
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Product description
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Passwords are a pain. Weâre forced to use passwords to access our online personal accounts (banks, credit cards, email, etc.) and work-related applications (VPN, CRM, etc.). We even have passwords for logging into Windows® and allowing tasks prompted by Vistaâs⢠User Account Control (UAC). Requirements based on password length and use of capitalization, numbers and symbols result in countless different passwords that are hard to manage. How often do you rely on the âForget password?â link to have your password emailed to you? Access at your fingertips. Accessing your personal accounts is now as simple as swiping your finger. Now that you donât have to remember or enter passwords, you can create âstrongâ passwords (long and complex) that are replayed when you swipe your finger, making your personal accounts more secure.Passwords are vulnerable. In order to cope with countless different passwords, we often write them down on sticky notes or in a spreadsheet. Doing so exposes your personal accounts to someone who walks by your computer, who steals your PC, or who mines for such data online. Using a common password offers thieves a one-stop-shop for the keys to your accounts, while using simple or obvious passwords such as your petâs name are susceptible to remote hacking. Nervous about using fingerprints?Relax. Your fingerprint image is not stored, only a handful of unique features called a âtemplateâ which are extracted from your fingerprint and cannot be used to reconstruct an image. Also, concerns related to fingerprints are exaggerated - we leave our fingerprints on objects everyday such as cell phones, drinking glasses, doorknobs, etc. The point is: a simple fingerprint image cannot be used to âspoofâ or be âinsertedâ into a UPEK fingerprint reader.
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FeaturesLog on to your computer with the swipe of your fingerSwitch user accounts easily and securelyFor PC users, use the password bank feature to remember all your online usernames and passwordsFor Mac users, conveniently access online accounts by unlocking the power of KeychainFor PC users, launch your favorite software applications by swiping a particular finger
Customer reviews
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Makes securing and accessing your computer safe and simple
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My previous laptop had a built in fingerprint sensor, I became spoiled by the ease and security of just swiping my finger to log on. This product uses the same software that my laptop had, and I believe it's used by many computer manufacturers using fingerprint readers.
My current laptop a Toshiba Qosmio has face recognition that only works in bright light, even then it takes at least 10 sec. to "recognize" me. I gave up on it, too many bugs.
This reader plugs right into a USB port. When not in use, the connector plug recesses with the cover that protects the sensor, so it's extremely portable.
The one thing I've found, is I need to be careful with it sticking out of the USB port, I could see it being damaged if a heavy object were placed on the end of the reader with nothing under to support it, but the same is true with a flash drive.
I wish my laptop had a built in reader, or that the Toshiba's "new" technology worked properly, but this is an excellent substitute.
I've been using it for a couple of months now and haven't had any problems.
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2009-01-09
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I bought this product because I want a fingerprint reader for my Mac. It works but only for the login password.
With the Mac version you cannot use it to enter passwords for internet sites.
Rating: 
(3
out of 5) @ 2009-01-05
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