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Howdy – Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux


🛡️ Windows Hello™ style facial authentication for Linux - boltgolt/howdy

Using the central authentication system (PAM), this works everywhere you would otherwise need your password: Login, lock screen, sudo, su, etc. The howdy package is available as a Fedora COPR repository, install it by simply executing the following commands in a terminal: CommandDescription add Add a new face model for a user clear Remove all face models for a user config Open the config file in your default editor disable Disable or enable howdy list List all saved face models for a user remove Remove a specific model for a user snapshot Take a snapshot of your camera input test Test the camera and recognition methods version Print the current version numberThe easiest ways to contribute to Howdy is by starring the repository and opening GitHub issues for features you'd like to see.

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