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		fragmede 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone becau... So how does TouchID on an external keyboard work without having to re-set up fingerprints?

piperswe 25 days ago [–]

Presumably the fingerprint data is stored in the Mac's Secure Enclave, and the external keyboard is just a reader

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