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pam_fprintd(8)							pam_fprintd(8)

NAME
       pam_fprintd - PAM module	to authenticate	against	fprintd, the
       fingerprint daemon

SYNOPSIS
       pam_fprintd.so [debug|debug=[on|off|true|false|1|0]]
       [max-tries=MAX_TRIES] [timeout=TIMEOUT]

DESCRIPTION
       The pam_fprintd module is used to verify	a user's fingerprints against
       fingerprints enrolled using fprintd, the	fingerprint management daemon.

OPTIONS
       debug
       debug=[on|off|true|false|1|0]
	       Whether	debug  should be turned	on or off. Debug messages will
	       be generated using pam_syslog which means  that	they  will  be
	       saved in	the systemd journal by default.

       max-tries=MAX_TRIES
	       The  number  of	attempts  at fingerprint authentication	to try
	       before returning	an authentication failure. The minimum	number
	       of tries	is 1 while the default is 3.

       timeout=TIMEOUT
	       The  amount of time before returning an authentication failure.
	       The default timeout is 30 seconds, with 10  seconds  being  the
	       minimum.

LIMITATIONS
       The  PAM	 stack	is by design a serialised authentication, so it	is not
       possible	for pam_fprintd	to allow authentication	through	passwords  and
       fingerprints at the same	time.

       It  is  up  to  the  application	 using	the  PAM services to implement
       separate	 PAM  processes	 and  run   separate   authentication	stacks
       separately.  This  is  the way multiple authentication methods are made
       available to users of gdm for example.

AUTHOR
       fprintd was written by Bastien Nocera.

SEE ALSO
       fprintd,	PAM

freedesktop			  2024-09-05			pam_fprintd(8)

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