Windows Hello is a Windows 10 feature, which allows you to sign in using bio-metric data like fingerprints or facial recognition. It provides enterprise-grade security without having to type in a password.
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Biometric login (webauthn) in Go, how to verify signature
With the very recent Windows Anniversary update, Edge now supports biometric authentication using Windows Hello (cf. https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/documentation/dev-guide/device/web-authentication/ ,…

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Windows Hello IR Camera - How to Modify the Current Mode of the InfraredTorchControl with C++/WinRT Media Foundation Platform APIs
Test Environment
OS: Windows 11 Home 22H2
IR Camera: NexiGo HelloCam N930W Camera
IDE: Visual Studio 2202
programming language: C++ 20
Application Kinds: Windows Desktop Application (C++/Winrt) [not universal Windows App][Xaml UI].
Source Code:…

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Windows Hello validation with C# Windows Forms App (.NET Framework)?
Can I write a code block that opens the Windows Hello window when the button is clicked and takes action according to the correctness of the password? If I could write, how would I do it?
I'm working on: Windows Forms .NET Framework (C#)

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Fingerprint sensor not working after updating to windows 10 1903. (Dell G3 3579)
Goodix Fingerprint sensor not working after windows 10 1903 update on my Dell G3 3579.
It worked while installing windows 10 1903 via iso (which failed to update otherwise), windows hello was all good during setup but after first boot then it just…

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Is there any way to show a credential dialog integrate with Windows Hello?
I mean, something like this (it was used at Control Panel > Credential Manager):
I have tried some APIs:
CredUIPromptForWindowsCredentials and CredentialPicker.PickAsync: It seems good, but there's no fingerprint/PIN…
user6262880
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store password with Windows Hello
I want to store and retrieve a password with Windows Hello. The user can choose at login time if he wants to input his password manually, or if he wants to use Windows Hello to unlock (which then retrieves the last used password, and fills it in for…

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How to use LogonUser CreateProcessAsUser when only a PIN is defined?
In our application we manage a user database in which we have the option to log in to our app by verifying username and password with the local installation. By now we actually used LogonUser for that purpose.
So... Now with Windows 11 the default…

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Remove credentials created with Web Authentication API
Does anyone know where the security credentials from Windows Hello are located and how to delete them?
I am implementing authentication with Web Authentication API and while working on the code I created hundreds of credentials, which I would like…

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Windows Hello API
I would like to use Windows Hello Face and Fingerprint API in my web application.
The websites I found show C# coding but my web application is developed in Java.
How do I integrate Windows Hello Face and Fingerprint API in my Java web application?

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Windows Biometric Framework Extract image from fingerprint sensor
I'm trying to extract fingerprint images from my fingerprint sensors.
With my first fingerprint sensor (113x115) it works great.
The current sensor (114x57) it gives me a noisy image.
The code has been adapted to the sensor data (size, padding,…

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Access to IR / iris scanner / windows hello device in windows 10 mobile
Just wondering if anyone knows if there is an SDK or something to access the device used in the new lumia 950 for windows hello - something like the kinect API for 3D detection?

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Delphi - Use Windows Hello authentication
Is it possible to invoke Windows Hello authentication from a Delphi application? So users need to prove their identity by enter the pincode or fingerprint, before accessing sensitive data or functionality.
As a sample, I added a screenshot of a…

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How to use the IUserConsentVerifierInterop interface in C++?
I'm trying to attach the Windows Hello dialog to an application. I found out that the IUserConsentVerifierInterop interface has an argument where I can attach the handle of the application, but I couldn't create an instance of the interface. I need…

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Delete Fido2 keys on Windows Hello for different account
I’ve recently been working on a project involving FIDO2.
While working on this project, I generated several FIDO2 keys on Windows Hello in my laptop (OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2) using a non-admin account. I now have about 40. I’ve been looking…

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Integrating Windows Hello into C++ Win32 Application
Looking into integrating Windows Hello auth into a Win32 Application with C++. In my research I am only finding C# examples. It looks like one of the core uses in Windows Hello is KeyCredentialManager. As part of a large collection of UWP feature…

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