Scan/Verify

You can get a fingerprint template by scanning a finger on the device. You can also verify if two fingerprint templates match each other.

Scan

Scan a fingerprint on a device. The quality of a fingerprint template is represented by a number between 0(worst) and 100(best). With qualityThreshold, you can specify the minimum quality score. If the quality score is lower than this threshold and FingerConfig.advancedEnrollment is true, an error will be returned.

enum TemplateFormat {
  TEMPLATE_FORMAT_SUPREMA = 0x00;
  TEMPLATE_FORMAT_ISO = 0x01;
  TEMPLATE_FORMAT_ANSI = 0x02;	
}
TEMPLATE_FORMAT_SUPREMA
The default format. Unless you need compatibility with the templates acquired by other vendor’s devices, you should not change it.
Request
Parameter Type Description
deviceID uint32 The ID of the device
templateFormat TemplateFormat The format of the fingerprint template to be acquired
qualityThreshold uint32 The minimum quality score the template should meet
Response
Parameter Type Description
templateData byte[] The scanned template data. The size is 384 bytes
qualityScore uint32 The quality score of the template

GetImage

Get the image of the fingerprint, which was captured by the last Scan.

Request
Parameter Type Description
deviceID uint32 The ID of the device
Response
Parameter Type Description
BMPImage byte[] The fingerprint image in BMP file format

Verify

FingerData consists of two templates of a finger. You can verify if the two templates match each other using Verify.

enum FingerFlag {
  BS2_FINGER_FLAG_NONE = 0x00;
  BS2_FINGER_FLAG_DURESS = 0x01;
}

message FingerData {
  int32 index;
  uint32 flag;
  repeated bytes templates;
}
index
Can be used for managing the fingerprint data in your application. Ignored by the device.
flag
Indicates the purpose of the fingerprint.
templates
Two fingerprint templates of a same finger. The size of the fingerprint template should not be larger than 384 byte.
Parameter Type Description
deviceID uint32 The ID of the device
fingerData FingerData The fingerprint data to be verified

Config

The default values would be good for most cases. Since some of these parameters could have a bad effect on the authentication performance, read the descriptions carefully before changing them.

message FingerConfig {
  SecurityLevel securityLevel;
  FastMode fastMode;
  Sensitivity sensitivity;
  SensorMode sensorMode;
  TemplateFormat templateFormat;
  int32 scanTimeout;
  bool advancedEnrollment;
  bool showImage;
  LFDLevel LFDLevel;
  bool checkDuplicate;
}
securityLevel
With more secure levels, False Acceptance Ratio(FAR) would get lower. However, False Rejection Ratio(FRR) would become higher. To understand what this level means, refer to the article.
fastMode
With faster modes, the matching speed would get faster with slight degradation of the authentication performance. For most cases, the AUTOMATIC would be the best compromise between speed and accuracy.
sensitivity
You can tune the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensor. The default is HIGHEST_SENSITIVE.
sensorMode
With ACTIVATED_BY_PROXIMITY, turn on the sensor only after the proximity sensor detects a finer.
templateFormat
You cannot mix template formats in a device. So, if you are to change the format, you have to delete all the enrolled templates first.
scanTimeout
Timeout in seconds for capturing a fingerprint. The default is 10 seconds.
advancedEnrollment
If true, return an error if the quality of the scanned template is lower than the qualityThreshold.
showImage
If true, show the fingerprint image on the device screen after scanning it.
LFDLevel
Specify the level of Live Finger Detection(LFD). The default is NOT_USED.
checkDuplicate
If true, the user with duplicate fingerprints cannot be enrolled.
enum SecurityLevel {
  SECURE = 0x00;
  MORE_SECURE = 0x01;
  MOST_SECURE = 0x02;
}

enum FastMode {
  AUTOMATIC = 0x00;
  FAST = 0x01;
  FASTER = 0x02;
  FASTEST = 0x03;
}

enum Sensitivity {
  LOWEST_SENSITIVE = 0x00;
  LEVEL0_SENSITIVE = 0x00;
  LEVEL1_SENSITIVE = 0x01;
  LEVEL2_SENSITIVE = 0x02;
  LEVEL3_SENSITIVE = 0x03;
  LEVEL4_SENSITIVE = 0x04;
  LEVEL5_SENSITIVE = 0x05;
  LEVEL6_SENSITIVE = 0x06;
  LEVEL7_SENSITIVE = 0x07;
  HIGHEST_SENSITIVE = 0x07;
}

enum SensorMode {
  ALWAYS_ON = 0;
  ACTIVATED_BY_PROXIMITY = 1;
}

enum LFDLevel {
  NOT_USED = 0x00;
  STRICT = 0x01;
  MORE_STRICT = 0x02;
  MOST_STRICT = 0x03;
}

GetConfig

Get the fingerprint configuration of a device.

Request
Parameter Type Description
deviceID uint32 The ID of the device
Response
Parameter Type Description
config FingerConfig The fingerprint configuration of the device

SetConfig

Change the fingerprint configuration of a device.

Request
Parameter Type Description
deviceID uint32 The ID of the device
config FingerConfig The fingerprint configuration to be written to the device

SetConfigMulti

Change the fingerprint configurations of multiple devices.

Request
Parameter Type Description
deviceIDs uint32[] The IDs of the devices
config FingerConfig The fingerprint configuration to be written to the devices

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