• stom@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    This is why I use Linux, the fingerprint device wouldn’t be supported so this wouldn’t be an issue /s

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      3 years ago

      Mmm yes security by non-functionality. A pillar of the modern cybersecurity framework.

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      3 years ago

      The fun thing about Linux is your realize physical control is ownership. You can just throw a Bootable Linux image with some utilities and remove the password from a Windows account in a second. If you really need to keep something safe, it has to be encrypted.

    • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
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      3 years ago

      Nah I use fprint on my arch laptop so there is fingerprint login technology. Hopefully that doesn’t have security vulnerabilities.

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        3 years ago

        It has vulnerabilities for sure. But they haven’t been found because no one cares about hacking you or the 1 other person on earth that use Arch and fingerprint security.

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          3 years ago

          I’ve got a T440p and I just set it up through the menu in the KDE settings, it worked right out of the box.

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            3 years ago

            Mine’s not in libfprint, libfprint-tod, or libfprint-goodix. Running GNOME because I heard fprintd was easier to implement instead of KDE, which is usually my pref DE.

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      3 years ago

      Correct answer.

      Using any form of biometric ‘login’ under the US’s “justice” system is supremely ill-advised.

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      3 years ago

      That’s funny, on my XPS Windows crashed when I tried adding a fingerprint. Works flawlessly under Arch.

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      3 years ago

      Today I was fucking around with this shit. I can’t even update my distro, otherwise ecryptfs will go adios, and fingerprinting will be broken.

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      3 years ago

      One of the major reasons I gave up on trying to run Linux on my laptop was lack of fingerprint reader support.