sudo: Authenticate with Touch ID, including Apple Watch
Having to enter a password when asked by a sudo
command gets old, very quickly, when you have a long password. More so, it’s relatively insecure. Apart from the potential of keyboard loggers, I’m always paranoid that, however fast I can type, some hi-jinxing team mates could always be videoing my hands, fingers and keyboard! Using an external physical device, like a YubiKey for example, is much safer. However, if you have a MacBook with Touch ID or an Apple Watch, they can be used to authenticate your sudo commands instead 😎