Bug 506025 - Support for fingerprint authentication / login
Summary: Support for fingerprint authentication / login
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasma-login-manager
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-06-23 08:30 UTC by Massimiliano L
Modified: 2025-12-19 03:41 UTC (History)
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Description Massimiliano L 2025-06-23 08:30:28 UTC 
SUMMARY
It could be nice if Plasma Login Manager could support fingerprint authentication.

Since this feature is not listed in "What we want" in the project README (https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-login-manager) I think a wishlist bug is in order.

REFERENCES
* Relevant SDDM issue: https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/284
* Tentative implementation for SDDM (rejected): https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/1220
* Relevant quote from Fabian Voigt in the above discussion: "Themes need to be able to tell SDDM to start a fingerprint PAM auth process in the background and get feedback about progress, in parallel to password authentication. Plasma's kscreenlocker can serve as inspiration, though the integration with SDDM's PAM code is obviously different."