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Management Components

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A biometric device can be managed by using the Biometric Device Control Panel and a biometric system can be managed by using Group Policy.

Biometric Device Control Panel

The control panel enables users who have administrative privileges to:

  • Delete personal information such as passwords and fingerprint templates.
  • Access Device Manager to troubleshoot biometric devices.
  • Manage biometric settings to enable the biometric system and local or domain logon.

Biometric System Management

The Biometric Device Control Panel enables management of biometric capabilities on a local computer. The same policies can be set in a domain by using Group Policy. Group Policy can further be used to perform the following actions:

  • Specify the timeout period for fast user switching, if implemented by the ISV.
  • Prevent biometric device installation.
  • Force the removal of drivers for biometric devices.
  • Disable the biometric service.

Biometric Framework Overview