pam_reattach VS WSL-Hello-sudo

Compare pam_reattach vs WSL-Hello-sudo and see what are their differences.

pam_reattach

Reattach to the user's GUI session on macOS during authentication (for Touch ID support in tmux) (by fabianishere)
Pam Sudo Authentication MacOS touch-id Tmux
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WSL-Hello-sudo

Let's sudo by face recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). It runs on both WSL 1 and WSL 2. This is a PAM module for Linux on WSL. (by nullpo-head)
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pam_reattach

Posts with mentions or reviews of pam_reattach. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-01.

WSL-Hello-sudo

Posts with mentions or reviews of WSL-Hello-sudo. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-15.
  • Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Jun 2022
    Well, `sudo` is a *nix binary, so Linux and macOS are your most popular options here.

    Fingerprint authentication for sudo was enabled by default on my Manjaro install after I enrolled a fingerprint so I guess popular Linux distributions configure it automatically. If yours doesn't, try the configuration methods on this page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/fprint or here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1015416/use-fingerprint-auth... or consult your operating system's documentation.

    The big difference is that you need "pam_fprintd.so" instead of "pam_tid". On Ubuntu (or derived, probably), running "sudo pam-auth-update" will allow you to configure fingerprint authentication without needing to manually edit system files.

    Do note that if you use a more exotic window manager, any fancy visual sudo prompts may not know how to deal with such a system.

    If you're on Windows and want WSL with Windows Hello, there's this tool: https://github.com/nullpo-head/WSL-Hello-sudo which is a PAM library that will call into Windows Hello from WSL. Windows Hello should in turn support your fingerprint reader or other biometric authentication system configured for your PC.

  • WSL Hello Sudo: Face Recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux
    1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 1 Mar 2021
    1 project | /r/hackernews | 1 Mar 2021
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Mar 2021
    What kind of prompt is this? It looks like Windows Terminal running Bash, but are the icons PNGs (windows + home), or a specific type-face rendering emoji?

    https://github.com/nullpo-head/WSL-Hello-sudo/blob/master/de...

  • Use Touch ID for Sudo on Mac
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Mar 2021
    Similarly for WSL2 using Windows Hello:

    https://github.com/nullpo-head/WSL-Hello-sudo

  • WSL-Hello-sudo - sudo by face recognition of Windows Hello on WSL
    1 project | /r/rust | 19 Jan 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pam_reattach and WSL-Hello-sudo you can also consider the following projects:

Fedora-KDE-Yubikey-U2F-2FA-Logins-Guide - Guide to setup a Yubikey for Fedora KDE as 2FA using U2F for the SDDM login screen, lock screen, sudo and su.

pam-watchid - PAM plugin module that allows the Apple Watch to be used for authentication

pam_reattach vs Fedora-KDE-Yubikey-U2F-2FA-Logins-Guide WSL-Hello-sudo vs pam-watchid