[Home](./index.md) > [@digitalpersona/authentication](./authentication.md) > [FingerprintsAuth](./authentication.fingerprintsauth.md) ## FingerprintsAuth class Fingerprint authentication API. Fingerprints support both authentication and identification. Signature: ```typescript export declare class FingerprintsAuth extends Authenticator ``` ## Constructors | Constructor | Modifiers | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [(constructor)(authService)](./authentication.fingerprintsauth.(constructor).md) | | Constructs a new fingerprint authentication API object. | ## Methods | Method | Modifiers | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [authenticate(identity, samples)](./authentication.fingerprintsauth.authenticate.md) | | Authenticates the user using their fingerprint samples. | | [getEnrolledFingers(user)](./authentication.fingerprintsauth.getenrolledfingers.md) | | Reads a list of fingers currently enrolled by the user. | | [identify(samples)](./authentication.fingerprintsauth.identify.md) | | Identifies the user with their fingerprints. |