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[local_auth]: Add option to only use strong biometric authentication systems on Android #3807
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Fixes flutter/flutter#81169.
Adds a new
strongAuthenticatorsOnlyflag that instructs Android to only allow secure biometric authentication mechanisms.For instance, many Android devices use weak implementations of facial recognition, and in my experience most apps will only allow me to authenticate via fingerprint.
This change is backward compatible; omitting the flag will allow weak authentication as before.
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strongAuthenticatorsOnly=falseandstrongAuthenticatorsOnly=true. This couldn't be a screenshot sorry, my phone won't allow me to screenshot the auth popup.Note: I'm not sure how this will fit into the
availableBiometricsmethod. At the moment I haven't made any changes there.If the user has no secure methods available, a
NoHardwareorNotEnrolledshould be returned.List which issues are fixed by this PR. You must list at least one issue.
New feature.
If you had to change anything in the [flutter/tests] repo, include a link to the migration guide as per the [breaking change policy].
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