Howdy – Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux

Re:Howdy – Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux by Boltgolt on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @04:51PM (#31173013)

Hey main developer of Howdy here, bizarre to see this on HN :)

To emphasize: Howdy is about convenience for people that are okay with a less secure installation. It can also be used as a second factor.

3.0.0 has been in the works for 2 years now and will introduce a GTK UI, native PAM module and many other changes. Let me know if you have any questions!

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Re:Howdy – Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux by lazerl0rd on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:38AM (#31181338)

I never got round to PR'ing this (maybe I still will) but it would be great if Howdy had a feature where it could be "skipped" until the user is logged in.

That would allow people using systemd-homed's encryption to unlock their home directories, which they otherwise cannot have done [as it requires the passphrase].

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Re:Howdy – Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux by jotato on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @11:26PM (#31175970)

I've been using Howdy for a year now on an XPS 9500. It has been stable, fast, and super convenient. Thank you for making this available

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