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Replace password prompt with Touch ID to read Keychain password

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I'm using the following command to fetch a password from the Keychain in a shell script: security find-generic-password -w -s "MyServiceName" It works, but it's showing a popup window asking me for the login keychain password: > security wants to use your confidential information stored in > "MyServiceName" in your keychain. To allow this, enter the "login" > keychain password. > > With the options to Deny, Allow or Always Allow But I don't want to enter my keychain password every time, so I can't use "Allow" and I'd rather not "Always Allow" in order to keep some level of security here. Ideally I'd like to get a Touch ID prompt instead. Is there any way to do this ?
Asked by Coyotwill (359 rep)
Jan 5, 2018, 10:19 PM
Last activity: Mar 10, 2025, 02:27 PM