Bug 263174 - Fingerprint support for kwallet
Summary: Fingerprint support for kwallet
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kwalletmanager
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Valentin Rusu
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Reported: 2011-01-14 21:08 UTC by Quentin Denis
Modified: 2024-06-18 10:41 UTC (History)
23 users (show)

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Description Quentin Denis 2011-01-14 21:08:23 UTC 
Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.5.95) 
OS:                Linux

My fingerprint scanner is supported by the UPEK driver and I can use fingerprint-gui to access it. Could you implement a fingerprint authentication in kwallet, please? Fingerprint is quite useless for now on KDE, Kdm and Kwallet being the most useful apps for fingerprint input.

Reproducible: Didn't try
Comment 1 xxtobi 2011-06-15 10:18:46 UTC 
Same holds for me. For user authentication (including KDM), PAM fingerprint works more or less (rather less;). In KDM, for example, you still have to select the correct user but different story...

KWallet integration for fingerprint readers would be awesome. On Windows, there are plenty of password managers for web browsers which can log you on to a site with a swipe - KWallet would enable this system wide.
Comment 2 Marc Collin 2013-04-08 18:52:23 UTC 
that could be great, nice feature to add
Comment 3 Valentin Rusu 2013-09-03 20:35:04 UTC 
Well, last time I tried it, my fingerprint reader is not recognised under Linux. However, I agree with you that this would be awesome.

Did you managed to setup your fingerprint reader PAM module? Can you log-in with it? If yes, then I'll have one more reason to add a kwallet PAM module.
Comment 4 Marc Collin 2013-09-03 21:59:53 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> Well, last time I tried it, my fingerprint reader is not recognised under
> Linux. However, I agree with you that this would be awesome.
> 
> Did you managed to setup your fingerprint reader PAM module? Can you log-in
> with it? If yes, then I'll have one more reason to add a kwallet PAM module.

check http://darkblue.homeip.net/fingerprint/ it's can use proprietary driver and work for alot of fingerprint... like microsoft, upek...
Comment 5 Valentin Rusu 2013-09-04 19:35:45 UTC 
@Marc: thanks for the link. I tried it, but it won't work with my device. Perhaps it'll work some day :)
Comment 6 Valentin Rusu 2014-12-21 17:54:56 UTC 
Please be advised that I changed the computer and the new one no longer has a fingerprint reader. So, someone having fingerprint reader please work on this if you want to get it done.

:-)
Comment 7 Marco 2023-03-08 07:31:05 UTC 
this is the biggest blocker for me to use the fingerprint reader at all (even though it's working for logging in and sudo). The problem is, that if kwallet isn't automatically unlocking, all the apps depending on it (chrome, slack etc.) might fail to get their login and puff: you lost all your logins and saved credentials for these apps, because they then initiate a reset.
Comment 8 Hai Zaar 2023-07-15 03:31:19 UTC 
Are there any plans to work on it? 
If a developer lacks a fingerprint device I'll happy happy to ship them one.
Comment 9 Thomas 2023-11-19 10:58:14 UTC 
+1