[Misc] Authentication via barcodes? WTF!

[mrwho]

We've got a customer with several KM machines. Apparently he uses barcodes as authentication in other areas of his business (silly, if you ask me - if I grab someone's card I just need to photocopy it in order to use it). Now he wants to use the same method in order to restric copying and printing.

My question is: Is there any device that can be connected to recent KM machines that can read barcodes so the machine can accept the barcode content as passwords?

[Cantechman]

Nothing I am aware of that uses bar codes, there is the bio-metric scanning. You could get the Hecon keys at one time. Other than that I am only aware of the copy track features.

[mrwho]

Could it be even remotely possible to connect an USB barcode reader so the machine can recognize it? If a PC can recognize the biometric and card reader USB options, maybe the opposite can also be done?

[Cantechman]

What models are you asking about specifically? I can take a look on an individual basis to see but I doubt very much if it would work.

[Stirton.M]

I've seen kiosk devices that scan barcodes for specific things. A good example here in Canada, related to the national lottery 6/49, many places where you buy the ticket, the ticket will have a custom barcode generated, which can be inserted into any reader at any retail store that sells lottery tickets, and scanned directly to tell you in an instant if you have a winner and what you won.

I've seen magnetic card reader devices at some customers places, these are third party authentication machines plugged into the copier with one of the different "vendor" options set in CE mode. These devices are very proprietary, aside from the wire to the copier. All KM hardware has provision for coin op or similar authentication interface.

[jma676]

Some types of authentication are already known, as well as currently used Bizhub C360 - C280 - C220.

[deep]

Good call jam676, your's at professional level products.

See what would it be at amateur level....

[jma676]

Great Amateur Level!!!!!!!!!!!!



And Other Amateurs Level.....

With all due respect Xante , Great machine !!!!!

[mrwho]

Sorry for continuing this off-topic, but that machine can't be all that bad. Because either that guy with red shorts hits like a girlie or the paper exit tray is very robust, since it took nine hits without breaking!

[mascan42]

Although it should theoretically be possible to use any sort of input device for authentication, it would require a device driver to be installed on the copier, and KM doesn't support anything like this.

[Stirton.M]

the chubby guy swings like a girlyman.

I would have taken that (HP???) to a greater height and dropped it, bit like another post around here, using a forklift to do it. And then run over it with the fork lift.

[Stirton.M]

Statistics Last Used in the Contact Center: 8/26/2010
Times Used in the Contact Center: 9
Views: 78
Related to Escalated Issue: No Created: 8/4/2010
Modified: 8/5/2010
Priority: None Specified Products Products:
bizhub 360
bizhub 180
bizhub 162
bizhub C350
bizhub C450P
bizhub C450
bizhub C252P
bizhub C252
bizhub C250P
bizhub C250
bizhub 350
bizhub 250
bizhub 200
bizhub 420
bizhub 160f
bizhub 161f
bizhub 160
bizhub PRO 1050e
bizhub PRO 1050eP
bizhub 750
bizhub 600
bizhub PRO 920
bizhub PRO C500
bizhub C352P
bizhub C650
bizhub C550
bizhub C451
bizhub C353P
bizhub C353
bizhub C253
bizhub C203
bizhub C200
bizhub PRO C6500P
bizhub 181
bizhub PRO C5500
bizhub C360
bizhub C280
bizhub C220
bizhub C652
bizhub C652DS
bizhub C552
bizhub C552DS
bizhub C452
bizhub 751
bizhub 601
bizhub 501
bizhub 421
bizhub 361
bizhub 281
bizhub PRO C6501
bizhub PRO C5501
bizhub PRO C6501P
bizhub PRO 950
bizhub PRO C65hc
bizhub 362
bizhub 282
bizhub 222
bizhub 363
bizhub 283
bizhub 223
Equitrac
bizhub 500
bizhub PRO 1050
bizhub PRO 1200
bizhub PRO 1200P
bizhub PRO 1051
bizhub PRO 1050P
bizhub C351
bizhub C352
bizhub C300
bizhub PRO C6500 Options:
None Specified Details Subject:
Vendor/key counter specifications and vendor-related firmware guide.

Description:
Vendor/key counter specifications and vendor-related firmware guide.
Solution:
The attached documentation lists all of the functions available for the MFPs when certain Vendor modes are enabled, and lists any special firmware that might be needed. This information applies to all KMBS equipment.
Vendors listed in the matrix:

If a function is listed as Not supported please use the Vendor-related Firmware updates document to see if Special firmware is available for the MFP in question.

[mrwho]

Whoah, that's a wealth of information. Thanks, Stirton!

[Stirton.M]

Campus Card System - Card Loaders - Prepaid Cards - Vending Cards - ITC Systems

http://www.equitrac.com/docs/terminalCD/TPC_Installation_Guide-200707.pdf

These are the only two I could determine use barcode as one option. The other vendor interfaces use much more advanced methods, smart card, biometric.....

[Stirton.M]

Anytime mrwho....