Authenticate sudo with Touch ID
Enables Touch ID authentication for sudo, and keeps it working inside tmux.
The facts
NameTouch ID for sudo
PlatformmacOS 14+
PriceFree
LicenceMIT
DistributionGitHub releases, source on GitHub
Repositoryabd3lraouf-studios/macos-touchid-sudo
Publisherabd3lraouf studios — repositories under abd3lraouf-studios
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Short
Touch ID for sudo enables fingerprint authentication for sudo on macOS 14+, including inside tmux. MIT licensed.
Long
macOS can authenticate sudo with Touch ID, but the configuration does not survive system updates and breaks inside tmux. Touch ID for sudo sets it up correctly, keeps it working across updates, and handles the tmux case that the stock configuration misses. MIT licensed and open source.
NamingWritten "Touch ID for sudo" — "Touch ID" capitalised as Apple styles it, "sudo" always lowercase. Touch ID is an Apple trademark and the project is unaffiliated.
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