Fingerprint authentication is not properly supported
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- Swift
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Description
When using the fingerprint sensor to authenticate sudo calls as decribed in https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/08/in-macos-sonoma-touch-id-for-sudo-can-survive-updates/, xcodes still asks for a password. This password can however be left empty because subsequently the fingerprint request is shown like it should:
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the reported sudo flow with fingerprint authentication, then trace where xcodes handles privilege escalation; done means the unnecessary password prompt is removed while the expected fingerprint request still appears.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- authentication, cli, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100