This looks easier to setup and use than using fingerprint for sudo on native Macos.
WSL Hello Sudo: Face Recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux
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Re: WSL Hello Sudo: Face Recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux
#12This looks great. I hate Linux desktop and Windows server, so WSL has been a blessing for me.
I hate the Windows desktop (and server). Right now I am using XFCE. Much faster than Windows, lower memory footprint and I got it to look similar to macOS to some extent.
Using Windows compared to using XFCE is like pulling a stubborn donkey. No, I don't want to update, I don't want a voice assistant, I don't want absurd UIs, I don't want telemetry, I just want a goddamn menu and desktop icons.
Re: WSL Hello Sudo: Face Recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux
#13This is pretty sweet. I feel like the only thing is that Windows Hello, and other fingerprint/face scanning tech is pretty slow compared to typing in a password, so doubt i'll be using it anytime soon. This is still very interesting from a technical pov. I know nothing of PAM, but could it be used with something like LDAP? or ActiveDirectory?
yep! PAM is "Pluggable Authentication Module" which sits between applications and the auth method, so you can put anything there. LDAP and ActiveDirectory are fairly common ones
Is there any library like PAM in the Windows ecosystem?
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#14EDIT: oops, this wasn't from MS.
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#15EDIT: oops, this wasn't from MS.
That's grossly unfair to the author of this project. This is not from Microsoft, but an individual developer.
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#16EDIT: oops, this wasn't from MS.
AFAICT this isn’t by Microsoft, and anyways by this definition it would mean that Microsoft cannot do anything without being declared EEE revival except strictly implementing the baseline standard.
Extending standards is normal and expected. It’s the extinguishing part that we get in trouble, but a natural risk of any large player “contributing” to OS (their weight is what opens the possibility; but their weight is also what you want to enable larger/comprehensive OS codebases).
That is, you want Microsoft contributing to Linux. The thing to avoid is only Microsoft contributing to Linux.
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#17Re: WSL Hello Sudo: Face Recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Both face and fingerprint authenticate in under a second on all the machines I use. If the machine is joined to a domain you'd need to use Hello for Business. It's more involved to set up, but if you've got enough Windows computers to have an AD domain you should definitely do it. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-p...
I used Windows Hello for about a year with a Razer Stargazer (IR Camera) and was always impressed with how quickly it was able to auth me, no matter if I was wearing glasses or not. Less than a second for me too, and that camera does not have the fastest start time, from camera init to capturing from both RGB and IR cameras. At first I was skeptical about the usefulness of such a feature given my password doesn't tak…
I have a IR camera built into my Dell Latitude. It's suprising at how quick it is.
The only catch is that I'm usually loocking at my monitor and have to turn to the laptop for it to pick up.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's grossly unfair to the author of this project. This is not from Microsoft, but an individual developer.
The "individual developer" you're talking about is a former Microsoft employee
So Microsoft’s plan to extend Linux includes getting former employees to do it?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
yep! PAM is "Pluggable Authentication Module" which sits between applications and the auth method, so you can put anything there. LDAP and ActiveDirectory are fairly common ones
Is there any library like PAM in the Windows ecosystem?
Not exactly. You can create custom authentication methods and prompts, but it's architected differently. (I think Local Security Authority (LSA) and Credential Providers are the keywords to search for details)