<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
      type="topic" style="task"
      id="session-fingerprint">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="hardware-auth"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-03" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-06-16" status="final"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2011</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>You can log in to your system using a supported fingerprint scanner
    instead of typing in your password.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Log in with a fingerprint</title>

  <p>If your system has a supported fingerprint scanner, you can record your
  fingerprint and use it to log in.</p>

<section id="record">
  <title>Record a fingerprint</title>

  <p>Before you can log in with your fingerprint, you need to record it so that
  the system can use it to identify you.</p>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>If your finger is too dry, you may have difficulty registering your
    fingerprint. If this happens, moisten your finger slightly, dry it with a
    clean, lint-free cloth, and retry.</p>
  </note>

  <p>You need <link xref="user-admin-explain">administrator privileges</link>
  to edit user accounts other than your own.</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
      start typing <gui>Users</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click on <gui>Users</gui> to open the panel.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Press on <gui>Disabled</gui>, next to <gui>Fingerprint Login</gui> to
      add a fingerprint for the selected account. If you are adding the
      fingerprint for a different user, you will first need to
      <gui>Unlock</gui> the panel.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the finger that you want to use for the fingerprint, then
      <gui style="button">Next</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Follow the instructions in the dialog and swipe your finger at a
      <em>moderate speed</em> over your fingerprint reader. Once the computer
      has a good record of your fingerprint, you will see a <gui>Done!</gui>
      message.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui>Next</gui>. You will see a confirmation message that
      your fingerprint was saved successfully. Select <gui>Close</gui> to
      finish.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

</section>

<section id="verify">
  <title>Check that your fingerprint works</title>

  <p>Now check that your new fingerprint login works. If you register a
  fingerprint, you still have the option to log in with your password.</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Save any open work, and then <link xref="shell-exit#logout">log
      out</link>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>At the login screen, select your name from the list. The password
      entry form will appear.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Instead of typing your password, you should be able to swipe your
      finger on the fingerprint reader.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

</section>

</page>
