Free Fingerprint Verification SDK

Overview

Free Fingerprint Verification software development kit is a freeware SDK intended for adding fingerprint verification functionality into various applications. The SDK is most suitable for developing biometrical logon applications, but it can be used also for any other application that do not require to store more than 10 fingerprints.

Free Fingerprint Verification SDK functionality is based on a simplified version of VeriFinger algorithm. The SDK allows reading fingerprints from scanners and performing fingerprint verification (1:1 matching) only. Quality control can be applied to accept only good quality fingerprints from fingerprint scanners.

Free Fingerprint Verifications SDK supports Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems for 32-bit processors.

Comparing FFV SDK and VeriFinger SDK

Free Fingerprint Verification SDK is based on the same technology as VeriFinger SDK. The difference is that VeriFinger SDK is a commercial SDK that offers much more capabilites for software developers.

Free Fingerprint Verification SDK allows to develop biometrical applications that verify a scanned fingerprint against a previously stored fingerprint (1-to-1 matching). The SDK does not allow to develop applications that read fingerprint images from files or perform fingerprint identification (1-to-many matching). The number of stored fingerprint templates is limited to 10 records in the application's database.

VeriFinger SDK allows to develop a wide range of biometrical applications that identify fingerprints taken from fingerprint scanner or image files against fingerprints stored in a database (1-to-many matching). Also, VeriFinger SDK does not have any limitations on fingerprint database size and allows to develop both standalone PC-based and Web-based application that use client-server architecture.

The table below shows the differences between Free Fingerprint Verification SDK and Verifinger SDK:

Contents of the SDK

Free Fingerprint Verification SDK contains:

• Fingerprint feature extraction and matching algorithm
• Drivers for fingerprint scanners
• Programming samples
• SDK documentation

Supported fingerprint scanners

Free Fingerprint Verification SDK supports various fingerprint scanners and is able to verify a scanned fingerprint against another fingerprint stored in a database. Below is the list of supported scanners and operationg systems:

Programming samples

Free Fingerprint Verification SDK allows developers to use a wide range of programming languages in a development environment of their choice to create applications. The SDK includes programming samples in different languages for guiding the developers of biometrical applications:

• C++
• C#
• Visual Basic .NET
• Visual Basic 6
• Sun Java 2
• Delphi 7

System requirements

• Computer with x86 compatible processor running at 1GHz or better;
• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system;
• Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 (for .NET components);
• Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2005 or newer, or Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (for application development) or Delphi IDE.
• A fingerprint scanner that is supported by Free Fingerprint Verification SDK;

Download

Please review Software Licensing Agreement before downloading Free Fingerprint Verification SDK.

Download Free Fingerprint Verification SDK. The SDK does not require any registration or internet connection for using it.

After downloading please unpack the archive with the SDK and review the files in Documentation folder for further instructions.