# synaptics-009b-fprintd: reconstructing Linux support for Synaptics 06cb:009b

> synaptics-009b-fprintd reconstructs Linux support for the Synaptics Prometheus 06cb:009b fingerprint sensor. Its Rust modules handle USB transport, encrypted frame capture and host-side matching, while a D-Bus service presents the device through fprintd interfaces.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ArsenShkryabin/synaptics-009b-fprintd>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ArsenShkryabin/synaptics-009b-fprintd/blob/6b07ddc972c57ec5c3186be595d7c341fbd71b42/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/synaptics-009b-fprintd-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/synaptics-009b-fprintd-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/synaptics-009b-fprintd-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Linux system with a Synaptics 06cb:009b sensor.
- **Prerequisites:** The installer obtains model weights from a Microsoft-distributed driver package; Rust 1.85+ is specified in the workspace.
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ArsenShkryabin/synaptics-009b-fprintd/blob/6b07ddc972c57ec5c3186be595d7c341fbd71b42/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ArsenShkryabin/synaptics-009b-fprintd/blob/6b07ddc972c57ec5c3186be595d7c341fbd71b42/Cargo.toml>

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