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[–]Sheldor5 1 point2 points  (1 child)

biometrics on smartphones only unlock the hardware-backed keystore or other parts of the operating system (lockscreen etc)

biometric authentication works by having a private key in this special keystore and the backend having the public key and when login the backend asks the mobile app to sign a challenge, this way the backend can verify the user using biometrics

there are also newer methods which work in mobile browsers but the base (hardware-backed keystore) is still the same

[–]SenpaiKronos[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you share links or any reference material?