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    Started  ·  AdminProton (Admin, Proton) responded

    Geal, thank you for suggesting this one, and thank you to everyone who added their vote.


    We've made good progress on biometric unlock for the Proton Pass browser extension, though we aren't across all browsers and platforms just yet. Here's where things stand.


    On macOS, you can unlock the extension with Touch ID on Chromium-based browsers, and Firefox accepts biometric unlock too. More details are here: https://proton.me/support/biometric-unlock-desktop


    We're continuing to work through biometric unlock across browsers and platforms, so what's available depends on where you use Proton Pass. If something you were hoping for isn't there, that's likely part of the work still ahead rather than a permanent gap.


    If you run into any trouble, our support team can help at https://proton.me/support/contact. And if you have further wishes, please post them as a new idea on this board. We'd love to hear how this works for you.

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    Ciobi commented  · 

    What I actually want is to unlock my desktop Linux browser extension via biometrics on my Android phone, which I think should be doable using FIDO2.

    Seeing that I can't find an answer from Proton other than being classified as "under review" for a year, and biometrics unlocking isn't available even on the same computer, I guess I shouldn't hold my breath.

    And it's probably faster to type a PIN than to unlock the phone via fingerprint, confirm that you want to unlock the desktop, then use the fingerprint to authorize the desktop unlocking, but using a PIN has the disadvantage that you can be compelled to reveal it or have it disclosed in some way.

    I don't need this unlocking often enough to be a huge annoyance, but still it's a bit of a letdown, especially as I pay the 120€ per year for the whole suite.

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