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[Feature]: Add an option to use Windows Hello to unlock the app
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
Platform
Windows
App version
6.4.6
Feature
For now we can only use pin code to unlock the app but for Windows users Windows Hello would be a great option to add.
For example KeePassXC is an open-source software that uses that system: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/tree/44daca921a0e860845368c0d1697cea86ed79be0/src/quickunlock
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the referenced KeePassXC src/quickunlock implementation and the app's existing PIN unlock flow. Define the Windows Hello integration boundaries and verify that Windows users can unlock through Hello while retaining the existing PIN option; no project files or tests are named in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- authentication, desktop, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100