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ForsakenWebNinja OP t1_iuguw7x wrote

You might be right. Its not obvious from the picture but it’s also going to be raised about 10 mm above the surface. I’m thinking of just integrating a Kingston fingerprint reader. No sense reinventing the wheel. Especially since I’m not smart enough to reinvent it lol

https://www.kensington.com/p/products/data-protection/biometric/verimark-fingerprint-key-fido-u2f-2nd-factor-authentication-and-windows-hello/

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t3mb3 t1_iugy2rm wrote

wouldn't it be easier to use if you just integrated it on the side of the keyboard. Like nothing would obstruct it and it's a large, flat, generally unused space.

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ForsakenWebNinja OP t1_iuh1ypi wrote

Yea that would be ideal. I thought about doing that originally but then either the boarders or the case would have to be a pretty thick to accommodate the components. It would probably work if I knew how to design PCBs and could more tightly integrate everything but as it stands for right now I’m going to have to handwire. For this to work I also need to include a 2 port USB hub into the case. 1 port for the keyboard and the other for the fingerprint reader

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