How do use LAContextMBS?

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A user wants to do fingerprint instead of entering a password. According to my Goggle LAContextMBS should do the trick. With AuthorizationMBS I can do a shellscript including parameters. How do I do this with LAContextMBS?

'do Authorization
dim theAuthorisation as new AuthorizationMBS
if not theAuthorisation.SimpleNewAuthorization then 
  globals.theErrorLog.LogItem(CurrentMethodName + " no Authorization")
  Return False
end if

dim s(-1) as string
s.Add(tempFile.UnixpathMBS)
s.Add(theRegisterFile.Parent.UnixpathMBS)
theAuthorisation.Execute(InternalFolder.UnixpathMBS, s, true)
if theAuthorisation.LastError = 0 then
  dim theResult as Integer = theAuthorisation.Wait
  #Pragma Unused theResult
  Return True
else
  globals.theErrorLog.DialogErrorProceed(kErrorWrite + " " + Str(theAuthorisation.LastError))
  Return False
end if

I tried the LAContextMBS example and did a simple “whoami” as shellscript. But the result was my username and not root. Or is this expected?

2

Bump.

@Christian_Schmitz ?

3

Sorry, I didn’t answer as I don’t have an answer right now.

I would have to look myself into some examples from Apple and translate them.

4

Thanks! I saw another method using NSFileManagerMBS. But this doesn’t support biometry.