08ff:afe3 — FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor)

This is the USB identifier for a FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor) manufactured by AuthenTec, Inc.. The vendor ID 08ff is registered to AuthenTec, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and afe3 is the product ID that AuthenTec, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 08ff:afe3 AuthenTec, Inc. FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor).

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08ff:afe3 AuthenTec, Inc. FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor)

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 08ff:afe3, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 08ff:afe3. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=08ff, idProduct=afe3.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_08FF&PID_AFE3
USB\VID_08FF&PID_AFE3&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_08FF&PID_AFE3"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor):
      Product ID: 0xafe3
      Vendor ID: 0x08ff  (AuthenTec, Inc.)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

08ff  AuthenTec, Inc.
	afe3  FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor)

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• 08ff:5735 AES3500-BZ TruePrint Sensor
• 08ff:5736 AES3500-BZ TruePrint Sensor
• 08ff:5737 AES3500-BZ TruePrint Sensor
• 08ff:afe4 FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor)
• 08ff:afe5 FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor)
• 08ff:afe6 FingerLoc Sensor Module (Anchor)
• 08ff:fffd AES2510 Sensor (USB Emulator)

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