All cheap smartphones have a fingerprint sensor but all laptops dont have one. Is it because of security concerns or spacing reasons?

  • Bilb!@lem.monster
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    6 months ago

    Most work laptops I’ve seen use smart cards for this. The computer is locked unless your card is inserted and a PIN is entered, and removing the card locks the computer.

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      6 months ago

      What country and industry do you work in? I’ve never even heard of that much less seen it in a professional capacity.

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        6 months ago

        A lot of modern places use shibboleth and 2FA keys these days, but the military still uses smart card authentication

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        6 months ago

        Where I work we use passwords but I’m in the trial for Windows hello for business.

        I do know though that smart cards are very common in the healthcare industry. I know that the police also use it.

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          6 months ago

          that’s really weird. I worked in healthcare and literally never saw that once… that was a decade ago now, but still.

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          6 months ago

          We use Windows Hello PINs. Great when you have a 10-key (numpad) built into the laptop. Too bad it takes forever to wake. God I wish I had any MacBook.

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            6 months ago

            Like wake from sleep? My work laptop wakes very quickly from sleep. I just touch my finger on the fingerprint reader and it wakes unlocked in just a few seconds. It’s a Dell latitude 5430

      • subtext@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I’m in the US working for a company that uses smart card plus PIN for login, then everything else is automatic SSO using those credentials.

        Honestly works amazingly.