Immurok Fingerprint Key Unlocks Linux, Approves SSH and AI Agents
“It is a tiny wireless box that can unlock your desktop session, approve a sudo command, authenticate via polkit, log you into a server over SSH, generate TOTP codes for 2FA, and put a physical touch in front of an AI coding agent. And it does all of that with the same finger, over Bluetooth. The good news is that the core features work. The less good news is that on Linux, getting there was not as simple as touching a sensor.”
So, yes no ready to use graphical interface like Windows, and macOS users get, but it can be setup and got to work, and after that it seems pretty seamless.
You always have your passwords to fall back to, if you leave your finger behind or lose it somewhere.
It is a Kickstarter project, but good to see there is a working review unit, so it is not vaporware.
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/immurok-fingerprint-key-unlocks-linux-approves-ssh-and-ai-agents/
#linux #security #technology
“It is a tiny wireless box that can unlock your desktop session, approve a sudo command, authenticate via polkit, log you into a server over SSH, generate TOTP codes for 2FA, and put a physical touch in front of an AI coding agent. And it does all of that with the same finger, over Bluetooth. The good news is that the core features work. The less good news is that on Linux, getting there was not as simple as touching a sensor.”
So, yes no ready to use graphical interface like Windows, and macOS users get, but it can be setup and got to work, and after that it seems pretty seamless.
You always have your passwords to fall back to, if you leave your finger behind or lose it somewhere.
It is a Kickstarter project, but good to see there is a working review unit, so it is not vaporware.
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/immurok-fingerprint-key-unlocks-linux-approves-ssh-and-ai-agents/
#linux #security #technology