LOGIN_FINGERPRINT(8)

NAME
login_fingerprint - provides authentication via fingerprints

SYNOPSIS
login_fingerprint [-s service] [-v name=value] user [class]

DESCRIPTION
The login_fingerprint utility is called by login(1), su(1), and others to authenticate the user with fingerprint authentication.

The user argument is the login name of the user to be authenticated.

The service argument specifies which protocol to use with the invoking program. The only allowed protocols is login.

LOGIN.CONF VARIABLES
The login_fingerprint utility requires the following login.conf(5) variables:

x-fingerprint
    Use the fingerprint on the specified finger for authorization. Each finger is associated with a number between 1 and 10:

    1 Left thumb.

    2 Left index.

    3 Left middle.

    4 Left ring.

    5 Left small.

    6 Right thumb.

    7 Right index.

    8 Right middle.

    9 Right ring.

    10 Right small.

SEE ALSO
login(1), su(1), login.conf(5), ugen(4)