Touch id

[Porkchop Sandwich]

I don't use apple pay or anything like that but using touch id to sign in following sleep is really convenient.

Another thing I'd like to use it for is to access encrypted files (work files) - I seem to recall either reading somewhere this is possible, or saw an option somewhere in the Mac settings profile. First and foremost, is it possible or am I wishfully thinking I saw the option somewhere? And second, if it is controlled in the computers settings profile somewhere's..will someone be kind enough to point me where the setting can be found to 'switch it on?'

 

[Bending Pixels]

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[afir93]

Depends on the software you are using for encrypting the files, I suppose. Third-party apps can generally use Touch ID to authorize certain actions (for example, many password-managers can allow Touch ID to unlock their vault), so on a technical level it should be entirely possible for an encryption software to store the encryption keys somewhere (hidden from the user) and decrypt/allow access to the files when the user presses Touch ID. It's very possible that some third-party encryption/archiving app that does what you're describing exists somewhere.

In terms of native macOS-features that allow you to decrypt items with Touch ID, I can only think of password-locked notes (in the Notes app) or the keychain app/Safari passwords. So if you're sure that it was a native thing you were reading about, they might have been it. I don't think Apple supports something like that for any files in Finder.