Re: Fingerprint Service

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Raghav Gururajan wrote:
> > > After Danny's fix, fprintd just works on my X230T:
> > >
> > > λ fprintd-enroll
> > > Using device /net/reactivated/Fprint/Device/0
> > > Enrolling right-index-finger finger.
> > >
> > > …and the finger print reader lights right up!
> >
> > That's cool! I will try and get back to you. :-)
>
> Typing "λ fprintd-enroll" or "fprintd-enroll" in the terminal 
> throws "command not found".

~ λ is my bash prompt :-)

fprintd-* commands are part of the ‘fprintd’ package.  ‘guix 
install fprintd’ and try again.

Now, to actually use the reader for ‘authentication’ to existing 
services (screen lockers, display managers, prompts…) you'll 
probably have to write your own PAM rule.  I haven't tried that. 
I've only played with the reader; I'm not sure I have any real use 
for it.

Biometrics make terrible passwords.  They're more like the 
‘something you have’ of two-factor authentication, but much more 
painful to steal — mainly for the owner.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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