Bug 40639

Summary: Please implement authentication via fingerprint reader
Product: PolicyKit Reporter: Rafael Belmonte <EagleScreen>
Component: daemonAssignee: David Zeuthen (not reading bugmail) <zeuthen>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact: David Zeuthen (not reading bugmail) <zeuthen>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: medium    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux (All)   
Whiteboard:
i915 platform: i915 features:

Description Rafael Belmonte 2011-09-05 07:16:34 UTC
Some modern laptops are equipped with a fingerprint reader, which allow user to authenticate in a more comfortable way than typing a password.
Please make policykit compatible with this authentication method using a fingerprint reader.
Comment 1 David Zeuthen (not reading bugmail) 2011-09-05 09:07:42 UTC
This already works fine provided you have the right PAM module. In Fedora 15 it works out of the box, see e.g. http://davidz25.blogspot.com/2011/02/gnome-3-authorization.html

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