Biometric unlock in CLI not working

Ask the Community Password Manager
, ,
8

Hey all, quick update!

I went ahead and built a working implementation.

Screenshot 2026-01-08 at 4.00.13 PM
Screenshot 2026-01-08 at 4.00.13 PM1920×1095 120 KB

PR: [PM-30612] Add biometric unlock to CLI via desktop app integration by jeanregisser · Pull Request #18273 · bitwarden/clients · GitHub

Went with the desktop app integration approach - CLI connects to the desktop app’s IPC socket and requests biometric unlock, same as browser extensions do. Should work on Windows and Linux too, not just macOS!

Feedback welcome on the PR!