The invention discloses a finger 
vein and 
fingerprint hybrid identity 
authentication device and method. In a same structure, two independent groups of 
infrared spot lights are utilized to extract 
vein information and 
fingerprint information of a finger respectively, the structure is simple, and the operation is convenient; the 
complementation of the two types of biological identification 
modes of finger 
vein and 
fingerprint is realized, so that the 
authentication accuracy is higher, and scope of application is wider; due to the arrangement of an isolation board and two rows of 
infrared spot light groups, light irradiated to a verifying finger can be adequate and irradiated accurately; moreover, image interference to vein information and fingerprint images is reduced, so that the acquisition accuracy and success rate are improved, and a guarantee is provided for follow-up certification; comparison 
authentication is carried out in an intelligent terminal, so that equipment does not need to store feature information or perform comparison authentication, the function is simpler, and the component is smaller; and due to the adoption of low-energy design, the finger vein and fingerprint 
hybrid identity authentication device is connected with other 
intelligent equipment via a 
USB for 
information exchange, and is powered by the 
USB directly, so that no external power supply is needed.