On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 17:24, Giles Turner wrote: > What if I wanted to use pam_bioapi instead of pam_fpr before bioapi is > imported?
I have to say "no" before bioapi is imported. But it doesn't matter since the security services (such as login, xscreensaver, etc) work upon the PAM APIs. pam_fpr or pam_bioapi is just a pluggable module in the PAM stack. Thanks. > > (btw I forgot to hit reply all previously and so I followed up with a > post fo opensolaris-discuss...do you want this on > opensolaris-discuss?) yes, I cc-ed the alias. > > On 6/14/07, Gaopeng Chen - Sun China <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > After bioapi is imported in the future. the current diagram will be > > changed from, > > > > PAM > > | > > pam_fpr > > | > > libfpr > > > > to, > > > > PAM > > | > > pam_bio > > | > > bioapi > > | > > ---------------------------------- > > | | | | > > libfpr libiris libvoice ... > > > > > > So that libfpr still keeps the driver level, we don't need to do much > > overlapped work. Thanks. > > > > > > On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 15:51, Giles Turner wrote: > > > On 6/14/07, Gaopeng Chen - Sun China <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The BioAPI is intended to provide a high-level generic biometric > > > > authentication model. Currently we just support fingerprint in Solaris. > > > > We don't have to port such a big model to Solaris since libfpr can > > > > handle everything well. And libfpr is designed to be easily wrapped by > > > > BioAPI. After BioAPI 2.0 is mature and more biometric technology is > > > > supported by Solaris, it can be considered to port BioAPI to Solaris. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Well, libfpr being a driver between bioapi and the finger print > > > devices sounds good especially as bioapi is available for Solaris. > > > Even better if pam_bioapi is used and so we have a crossplatform tool > > > that works in GNOME or whatever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 15:20, Giles Turner wrote: > > > > > Have you considered bioapi? Will libfpr be bioapi compatible? > > > > > > > > > > Does OpenSolaris want a Solaris specific library/interface when > > > > > something already exists? > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards, > > > > GaoPeng Chen > > > > Call: +86-10-62673005 > > > > Ext: x82005 > > > > Sun Microsystem Inc. China > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > GaoPeng Chen > > Call: +86-10-62673005 > > Ext: x82005 > > Sun Microsystem Inc. China > > -- Best Regards, GaoPeng Chen Call: +86-10-62673005 Ext: x82005 Sun Microsystem Inc. China _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
