Fingerprint management application design guidelines

To ensure a consistent, high-quality biometric experience for users in Windows 7, we recommend that you follow the guidelines presented in this topic when you write a fingerprint management application (FMA).

This information applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 7

In this section

Topic Description

Fingerprint management application flow

This topic describes a recommended fingerprint management application (FMA) task flow.

Fingerprint management application installation

This topic provides guidelines for installing a fingerprint management application (FMA) on Windows 7, and for FMA registration.

Fingerprint management application launch

Your fingerprint management application (FMA) should display your product or company logo when the user starts the FMA or switches from the Windows 7 user experience to your application’s experience. You can also brand your FMA to identify it as being supplied by the FMA provider.

Fingerprint management application enrollment

This topic provides guidelines for designing the fingerprint management application (FMA) enrollment process.

Fingerprint management application credential management

This topic provides information about managing credentials for fingerprint management applications (FMAs), including showing enrolled fingerprints, authenticating before changing credentials, and deleting fingerprints.

Supporting multiple fingerprint sensors

One of the goals of Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) is to enable a single machine to support multiple sensors. While the majority of computers in the near term will have only a single sensor, it is important for your fingerprint management application (FMA) to support multiple sensors.

Fingerprint management application error handling

One of the basic goals of the Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) is to provide a consistent end-user experience. A well-designed fingerprint management application (FMA) should be able to handle errors and also address temporary service interruptions gracefully by showing appropriate messages.

 

Designing Windows Biometric Framework Fingerprint Management Applications

 

 

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