Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020)
by gommm on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @06:58AM
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I see touch ID for sudo as the equivalent of 2FA. I am on my computer, I'm logged in in the account that has admin permissions but we want to confirm that it's me and not someone else that is logged in to my account, so touchid for sudo acts as a 2fa.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020)
by leksak on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:01AM
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That's a fine 2FA unless your threat model involves physical coercion. The nice thing about passwords is that giving it is, with the exception of some drugs maybe, voluntary. You don't really have the same agency if someone forcibly makes your finger touch the device. And I think fingerprints work even on a dead body. And can be lifted from inanimate surfaces like a glas at a bar.
Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020)
by prvit on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:32AM
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This feels ignorant of the fact that all the interesting information on your computer will be accessible without sudo.
touchid is actually better than a password here, as it prevents malware from using sudo without physical confirmation from you.
Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020)
by jonfw on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @10:07AM
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What do you expect you will do if somebody capable of killing you wants your password?
I can't imagine a circumstance where I would not voluntarily give somebody a password if they were in a position to physically force me to provide biometrics