# mattrajca/sudo-touchid

A fork of `sudo` with Touch ID support.

Repository: https://github.com/mattrajca/sudo-touchid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sudo-touchid
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-11-02T16:31:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3594, "days_push": 1765, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1534, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.707467+00:00)

## What it is
A fork of the Unix sudo utility that adds Touch ID biometric authentication support on macOS via the LocalAuthentication framework. It lets users authenticate sudo commands in the Terminal with their fingerprint on Touch ID-equipped Macs.

## Use cases
- authenticate sudo commands with Touch ID in the terminal
- replace password prompts with fingerprint authentication for sudo
- use biometric authentication for root commands on a MacBook Pro
- avoid typing my sudo password every time
- set up Touch ID for terminal sudo on macOS

## When to choose
- you have a Touch ID-capable Mac and want biometric sudo authentication in the terminal
- you want a drop-in sudo replacement installed under /usr/local/bin without disabling SIP

## When to avoid
- you need a security-audited solution for production or enterprise machines
- your Mac lacks a Touch ID sensor
- you need actively maintained software with a clear license

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, auth, cli
- domain: security, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cli
- tags: touch-id, sudo, biometric-authentication, macos, localauthentication, command-line

## Member repositories
- mattrajca/sudo-touchid (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.707467+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:12.893324+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mattrajca/sudo-touchid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.707467+00:00, sha c25477236027)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.