Hi, I have a M2 Mini and Magic Keyboard with Touch. It looks like when the computer is turned on the first time, I have to key in the password to login. Subsequently, I can just use the touch button on the keyboard. Why we cannot use the touch button on the keyboard at the initial login?
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Why we need to type in the password rather than use the touch button on the keyboard?
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Same as the phone, which doesn't allow FaceID after a reboot until it's been unlocked once.
The biometrics (facial scan, fingerprint) are in something called, I think, the Secure Enclave that is locked. Only way to unlock it is with a PIN/password, but once it's unlocked it stays that way until the next reboot.
This is also why the phones won't connect to WiFi until they've been unlocked at least once after a boot. The WiFi passwords are stored in the same place.
