OT - FW: Updated Biologon.dll - Read this, Nick Gunn, or anyone who is interested in NT/2000/XP security or biometric systems

["Lee Edward Causier" <LeeCausier@xxxxxxx>]

Title: FW: Updated Biologon.dll

Dear UKHA members,

    It's good to be back in the fold again - I've been having email system problems. For the benefit of Nick Gunn, who I hear is trying to get his fingerprint scanner to work on a domain, I thought I'd send this little snippet I got from Microsoft, you may find it interesting. It contains the Windows XP Fast User Switching Biometric Logon dll, which is used by vendors to create xp compatible biometric software. As when it comes to the domain, well, that is explained later, but I will be posting a copy of a sample GINA from the microsoft website if I get time.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Lee Edward Causier.

 -----Original Message-----
From: Sterling Reasor [mailto:sreasor@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 21 September 2001 18:37
To: LeeCausier@xxxxxxxSubject: FW: Updated Biologon.dll

Thank you for your interest in Fast User Switching.  As Windows XP has been released to manufacturing, we are sending you an updated version of biologon.dll.  The code is identical to the binary that you have received, but this one is built from final RTM sources.  The zip file contains the biometric authentication dll along with a quick explainer of what interfaces are available to you with this DLL.  Basically, this DLL will allow you to use Fast User Switching to either log on users or switch between logged on users.

Please note that the licensed DLL only works when the machine is NOT joined to a domain. If you want to handle the domain case, you will need to replace the GINA altogether. Since the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching are not available on domains, you won't break compatibility. But, if your software will support both workgroup and domain scenarios, you will make sure that you haven't replaced the GINA on workgroup machines.

In order to use the licensed DLL, you need to create a service and run it as system with the TCB privilege.

Thank you.

Sterling Reasor
Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

 -----Original Message-----
From: Sterling Reasor [mailto:sreasor@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 October 2001 22:21
To: LeeCausier@xxxxxxxSubject: FW: Updated Biologon.dll

Please find attached an updated biologon.dll.  Some of the file version data on the version I sent you is incorrect.  Please use the attached version from now on.  The code is identical to the binary that you have received. 

Thank you.

Sterling Reasor
Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation
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