Biometric data is sensitive. Using a driver from an untrusted source can expose your system to "Man-in-the-Middle" attacks where fingerprint data is intercepted.
Set up a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 virtual machine (VMware, VirtualBox) and pass through the USB 5300. The official drivers work perfectly on those legacy OSes. digitalpersona 5300 driver patched
Once the client software is installed, the driver files are usually located at C:\Windows\DPDrv . Biometric data is sensitive
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