I was wondering, why does Bitwarden (and probably others) need to make the Bitwarden app to use windows hello integration? Doesn’t chrome support this directly to chrome-plugins devs?

See here: [image] Biometric authentication without full desktop app Feature Requests At the current moment its really about access levels and APIs to Hello/Touch ID - the desktop app is the most reliable way to connect to those APIs vs. browser-based integration. Though, t…

Why is the bitwarden app needed for the plugin to use windows hello?

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Peter_H October 5, 2022, 3:33pm 2

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About Trey: Back then he was working for Bitwarden.

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