jtd wrote:
On Saturday 22 July 2006 07:46 pm, Mukund Deshmukh wrote:
Hi,
Just saw this:
Biometrics for PAN The Income Tax department seeks inputs from organizations engaged in providing biometric solutions to ensure uniqueness of Permanent Account Number (PAN). http://incometaxindia.gov.in/archive/bio1907_19072006.doc
Are there any companies that provide such solutions using FOSS in India? It might be useful for them.
We have the necessary hardware, Finger print sensor which can generate the file under linux.
Its not the file but the algorithm used for generating the encoded miutae that is important. We have everything except the abv running on linux. And creating a gpld version without NDAs is going to be a very non trivial task. There is a project at http://fvs.sourceforge.net/about.html that may be useful. And this one provides plenty of info. http://ffpis.sourceforge.net/
I have been using both afs2 and atmel fingerchip.
If any one can do the software part (and further liaison with Income Tax dept) , we would be happy to provide hardware.
Ideal for starting a libre software initiative. I am ready.
Hope you have visited the website. The last date is 6th Aug.