WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor function (winbio.h)

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02/22/2024

The WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor function cancels event notifications from the service provider associated with an open biometric session.

Syntax

HRESULT WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor(
  [in] WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE SessionHandle
);

Parameters

[in] SessionHandle

A WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE value that identifies the open biometric session. Open the session handle by calling WinBioOpenSession.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns S_OK. If the function fails, it returns an HRESULT value that indicates the error. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table. For a list of common error codes, see Common HRESULT Values.

Return code	Description
E_HANDLE	The session handle is not valid.

Remarks

Call the WinBioRegisterEventMonitor function to begin receiving event notifications.

If an application registers a WinBio event monitor and leaves that monitor active during a sleep/wake cycle, systems that implement biometric pre-boot authentication (PBA)/single sign-on features may not always work. The problem is that the PBA biometric call is intercepted by the event monitor before the system's biometric credential provider has a chance to perform its first WinBioIdentify operation. Apps that use the WinBio event monitoring feature should unregister their monitors before the system sleeps, and re-register them after system wakeup. For more information on handling events during power state changes, see About Power Management.

Examples

The following function registers an event monitor by calling the WinBioRegisterEventMonitor function and passing the address of a callback routine. The callback, also included, receives event notifications from the Windows biometric framework. The function also calls WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor before closing the biometric session. Link to the Winbio.lib static library and include the following header files:

Windows.h
Stdio.h
Conio.h
Winbio.h

HRESULT RegisterSystemEventMonitor(BOOL bCancel)
{
    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE sessionHandle = NULL;
    WINBIO_UNIT_ID unitId = 0;

    // Connect to the system pool. 
    hr = WinBioOpenSession( 
            WINBIO_TYPE_FINGERPRINT,    // Service provider
            WINBIO_POOL_SYSTEM,         // Pool type
            WINBIO_FLAG_DEFAULT,        // Configuration and access
            NULL,                       // Array of biometric unit IDs
            0,                          // Count of biometric unit IDs
            NULL,                       // Database ID
            &sessionHandle              // [out] Session handle
            );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioOpenSession failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Call the WinBioRegisterEventMonitor function.
    wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioRegisterEventMonitor.\n");
    hr = WinBioRegisterEventMonitor(
            sessionHandle,              // Open session handle
            WINBIO_EVENT_FP_UNCLAIMED,  // Events to monitor
            EventMonitorCallback,       // Callback function
            NULL                        // Optional context.
            );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioRegisterEventMonitor failed.");
        wprintf_s(L"hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }
    wprintf_s(L"\n Waiting for an event.\n");


    // Cancel the identification if the bCancel flag is set.
    if (bCancel)
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n Starting CANCEL timer...\n");
        Sleep( 7000 );

        wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioCancel\n");
        hr = WinBioCancel( sessionHandle );
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCancel failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
            goto e_Exit;
        }
    }

    // Wait for an event to happen.
    //wprintf_s(L"\n Swipe the sensor to receive an event notice ");
    //wprintf_s(L"\n or press any key to stop waiting...\n");
    wprintf_s(L"\n Swipe the sensor one or more times ");
    wprintf_s(L"to generate events.");
    wprintf_s(L"\n When done, press a key to exit...\n");
    _getch();

    // Unregister the event monitor.
    wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor\n");
    hr = WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor( sessionHandle);
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioUnregisterEventMonitor failed.");
        wprintf_s(L"hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
    }

e_Exit:

    if (sessionHandle != NULL)
    {
       wprintf_s(L"\n Closing the session.\n");

        hr = WinBioCloseSession(sessionHandle);
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCloseSession failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        }
        sessionHandle = NULL;
    }

    wprintf_s(L"\n Press any key to exit...");
    _getch();

    return hr;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following function is the callback for WinBioRegisterEventMonitor.
// The function filters any event notice from the biometric subsystem and 
// writes a result to the console window.
// 
VOID CALLBACK EventMonitorCallback(
    __in_opt PVOID EventCallbackContext,
    __in HRESULT OperationStatus,
    __in PWINBIO_EVENT Event
    )
{
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(EventCallbackContext);

    wprintf_s(L"\n EventMonitorCallback executing.");

    // Failure.
    if (FAILED(OperationStatus))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n EventMonitorCallback failed. ");
        wprintf_s(L" OperationStatus = 0x%x\n", OperationStatus);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // An event notice was received.
    if (Event != NULL)
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n MonitorEvent: ");
        switch (Event->Type)
        {
            case WINBIO_EVENT_FP_UNCLAIMED:
                wprintf_s(L"WINBIO_EVENT_FP_UNCLAIMED");
                wprintf_s(L"\n Unit ID: %d", 
                          Event->Parameters.Unclaimed.UnitId);
                wprintf_s(L"\n Reject detail: %d\n", 
                          Event->Parameters.Unclaimed.RejectDetail);
                break;

            case WINBIO_EVENT_FP_UNCLAIMED_IDENTIFY:
                wprintf_s(L"WINBIO_EVENT_FP_UNCLAIMED_IDENTIFY");
                wprintf_s(L"\n Unit ID: %d", 
                          Event->Parameters.UnclaimedIdentify.UnitId);
                wprintf_s(L"\n Reject detail: %d\n", 
                          Event->Parameters.UnclaimedIdentify.RejectDetail);
                break;

            case WINBIO_EVENT_ERROR:
                wprintf_s(L"WINBIO_EVENT_ERROR\n");
                break;

            default:
                wprintf_s(L"(0x%08x - Invalid type)\n", Event->Type);
                break;
        }
    }

e_Exit:

    if (Event != NULL)
    {
        //wprintf_s(L"\n Press any key to continue...\n");
        WinBioFree(Event);
        Event = NULL;
    }
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winbio.h (include Winbio.h)
Library	Winbio.lib
DLL	Winbio.dll