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  • jstrahl

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    Hi everybody! In addition to here, I spend some time lurking on the NFA forums on Reddit. Over there I came across someone that has wrote their own program to create .eft files and posted it for free on Github. I think he's added a way to get it to work in Windows now, but I went the original Linux route. I am by no means a Linux expert, but it was relatively easy to get to work. There are some basic instructions towards the bottom of his main page, but you do need to know a little about Linux to do it. He does also have a discussion forum on his Github page and was very responsive when I had questions or issues.

    One issue I came across that wasn't very clear in his instructions is that you have to compile the NIST biometric software separate from his code. He does have a link to it under the Requirements section of his instructions, but it wasn't immediately evident to me that I had to do something separate. While NIST is pretty good at keeping up with other technology standards and recommendations, this biometric code is quite old and took me a while to figure out. I won't go into full details here, but when I was having issues I created a discussion thread on his page and what I had to do is documented there.

    Other than a computer, you need to have at least one fingerprint card already filled out. Once you have that, make a high resolution scan of it or, as I did, take a picture with you phone. I'm not sure about Android, but with iPhone you will need to change the aspect ratio of the picture so that it will be in the correct format for the software to read it. Open your camera app, swipe up on the word Photo to get to some settings. From there touch the 4:3 circle to change the aspect ratio to Square (1:1). Make sure the fingerprint card fills the entire screen and then take the picture. All you need to do now is copy the picture to the computer you're running the program from.

    If you can't get the program to work, he does offer a service to create it for you for a small fee. However, this would require you to provide him all of your PII (SSN, address, full name, etc) and I strongly advise against sending that to strangers on the internet.

    I've been waiting a bit to post this to make sure it actually works first, and can confirm that it does. I just received a paid Form 1 approval this morning for an SBR using the .eft file created with this program.

    Without further ado, here's the link:

    https://github.com/noahgwood/OpenEFT
     

    BackFromDC

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    LMAO! I'm glad someone thinks us biometric standards guys working with NIST do a good job. I'll relay that to our biometrics committee chairman. Interestingly enough, even though he lives and works at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD he's actually from Jeffersonville/Utica.

    I hope it works out, we try to make the software as hardware agnostic as possible, since fingerprint interoperability is a pain. Also interestingly enough, the leading research in fingerprint interoperability is done in Indiana, right here at Purdue. I've never heard of consumer/retail biometrics trying to scan in a 258 card, but I know it's possible since CJIS does it for it's record digitization. We've mostly just focus on 10-print scanning, and now the new hotness is contactless-fingerprinting.
     

    STFU

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    LMAO! I'm glad someone thinks us biometric standards guys working with NIST do a good job. I'll relay that to our biometrics committee chairman. Interestingly enough, even though he lives and works at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD he's actually from Jeffersonville/Utica.

    I hope it works out, we try to make the software as hardware agnostic as possible, since fingerprint interoperability is a pain. Also interestingly enough, the leading research in fingerprint interoperability is done in Indiana, right here at Purdue. I've never heard of consumer/retail biometrics trying to scan in a 258 card, but I know it's possible since CJIS does it for it's record digitization. We've mostly just focus on 10-print scanning, and now the new hotness is contactless-fingerprinting.
    Yep, very cool stuff coming our way...whether we want it or not.
    I see this in the same vein as Facial Recognition (don't get me started on passive capture and how it can be used nefariously by the same bad guys we are trying to catch). LOL
     
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    BackFromDC

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    Yep, very cool stuff coming our way...whether we want it or not.
    I see this in the same vein as Facial Recognition (don't get me started on passive capture and how it can be used nefariously by the same bad guys we are trying to catch). LOL
    Oh yeah, the government is lying to you and stealing your biometric data. That's why the hired our firm to defend them. DHS was caught red handed for speaker recognition, recording conversations in airports/rail yards/sea ports/etc. That was on top of using Clearview AI for face recognition without consumer consent. Congress just kinda shrugged, but SCOTUS is staring at a pillar of lawsuits giving them the "you see this pile of paper...that's all you!" angry look.

    Self made .eft files is a great way for consumers to take control of how their biometrics interoperate in federated systems. It's been a big driver for the NIST Special Publication 800-63. The fourth revision will drop soon that's suppose to protect consumer privacy more in online services.
     

    STFU

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    Oh yeah, the government is lying to you and stealing your biometric data. That's why the hired our firm to defend them. DHS was caught red handed for speaker recognition, recording conversations in airports/rail yards/sea ports/etc. That was on top of using Clearview AI for face recognition without consumer consent. Congress just kinda shrugged, but SCOTUS is staring at a pillar of lawsuits giving them the "you see this pile of paper...that's all you!" angry look.

    Self made .eft files is a great way for consumers to take control of how their biometrics interoperate in federated systems. It's been a big driver for the NIST Special Publication 800-63. The fourth revision will drop soon that's suppose to protect consumer privacy more in online services.
    Yep, having worked at USMS as a CTO, I have been well immersed in all things biometric and how it can be a double edged razor.

    If you care at all about facial recognition being used against us...stay away from Hillsboro & Pinellas Counties in Florida.
    Very bad juju down there.
     

    Creedmoor

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    Yep, having worked at USMS as a CTO, I have been well immersed in all things biometric and how it can be a double edged razor.

    If you care at all about facial recognition being used against us...stay away from Hillsboro & Pinellas Counties in Florida.
    Very bad juju down there.
    And lets not forget your local casino and Walmarts scanning for those that are tresspassed.
     
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