Protector Suite 2009 - TPM software

Anybody got the Protector Suite 2009 software to work with Google Chrome?

I really like the feature which let's you store passwords and replay them after having scanned your finger, however it's a shame it only works with IE and FF.

 

It doesn't support google chrome unfortunately.

 

The problem is that it's old school software that patches other specific programs to use it, which means that it will only work with those specific programs, but worse, only with specific versions too.
New school software does things the other way around: They publish an open API for how other programs can connect to it. If it becomes popular, other successful software will detect it and call it.

Because the UPEK software doesn't even have a way to transfer the passwords into a format where it can be read by other software, the risk is high that once your current VAIO is sold or dies, and you get a machine that doesn't have a fingerprint reader or can't use UPEK software, you'll lose all your passwords, even if you have a UPEK backup. Similar if you upgrade your software to a version that UPEK doesn't support.
Which is the main reason why I never use the UPEK software, even for programs it works in. It's proprietary crud.

 

A shame. I really did like the feature.

 

@arth
I'd be interested to know what biometric software you use that is compatible with either Opera or Chrome (not really a Firefox user...).

I'm only using IE8 because of fingerprint support with TPM, and recently I managed to get Upek's software logging me on with MSN ID and PW fields. Haven't yet tried Chrome or Opera on my Z yet, and I don't want to install it only to find out that it doesn't work...

Do you know of any software that will work with the TPM, and with the majority (which ones) of internet browsers? Of course, preferabbly free software but please state the software regardless; I'm more than willing to pay for something that will get the job done well.

Thanks in advance.

 

None, which is why I don't use biometric software. Being able to use my passwords also in the future is far more important to me than the convenience this gives right now.

At least TPM (in later versions) has a well-published API, and can be used without being locked in to a single provider or a single piece of software.
Under Linux, the tpm_tis kernel module is open source, and used by several products.
And the chance is MUCH higher of getting future versions of [your app of choice] to support an open API. Most of them already do, but you may have a hard time configuring the PKCS11 module to use -- few apps have documented exactly how. (In Firefox, it's under Options->Advanced->Security Devices, but setting it up with Infineon TPM (or Microsoft's own tpm module) is less than straightforward)

 

What would be nice to have working is registering access to KeePass with UPEK (launch and login to KeePass with finger swipe). Then you can use free and open source KeePass to store all your Web passwords. I have not tried it myself but have heard there were problems making KeePass work with UPEK. Love KeePass, by the way.