Howdy provides Windows Hello™ style authentication for Linux. Use your built-in IR emitters and camera in combination with facial recognition to prove who you are. Using the central authentication system (PAM), works everywhere you would otherwise need your password: Login, lock screen, sudo, su, etc.

Features

  • Howdy is currently available and packaged for Debian/Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Fedora and openSUSE
  • Documentation available
  • Examples available
  • Install the howdy package from the AUR
  • If you want to build Howdy from source, a few dependencies are required
  • After installation, Howdy needs to learn what you look like so it can recognise you late

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Categories

Authentication

License

MIT License

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Authentication Software

Registered

2024-06-12
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