I never really see hardware lacking Linux support mentioned, which got me caught by surprise when a computer with a Broadcom network card couldn't use the card. What other hardware don't work with Linux?

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

Fingerprint readers, in general, also widely seem to be poorly supported.

Not sure if it technically counts as fingerprint readers but using my YubiKey Bio daily, for login on my desktop and WebAuthN and... 0 problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I think that's because Yubikey handles the fingerprint reader part, not Linux, right? As far as Linux goes, it's a black box security fob - but I might be wrong about that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Indeed hence my warning. I'm only sharing this alternative because in practice it works and it's secure (AFAIK).

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    black box security fob

    IMHO that's a feature, namely I do not want to OS to mess with this specific part of my setup. I do also have NitroKeys and FPGAs to tinker with but that's different. FWIW if there is an OSHW&FLOSS alternative to the YubiKey Bio please do share.

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