Kensington VeriMark Fingerprint Key

A SIMPLE, SNAPPY SCANNER FOR FINGERPRINT SECURITY.

WHILE THE SMARTPHONE market has already adopted biometric security in a big way with the near-ubiquitous fingerprint scanner, the uptake in laptops and desktops is much slower. But with the Kensington VeriMark, you can add this feature to any Windows 7 and above system with a spare USB port. Setting it up is as easy as plugging it in, waiting for the drivers and software to automatically install, then following the prompts to register as many fingerprints as you’d like. This tiny dongle can replace your Windows login password, or any two-factor authentication that uses the FIDO U2F standard, such as Google, Facebook and password managers. The VeriMark faces the same losability problem as the NEO and offers a similar solution — you can attach it to your keyring via a small protective case. If you’re looking to add a fingerprint scanner to any of your devices, the VeriMark is snappy and simple, but once you carry it around on your person as you would a key, the scanning itself feels a little redundant.