[local_auth] on Windows, with only password enabled, authenticate returns NoHardware #173506
Description
Steps to reproduce
- Use authenticate on windows but do not set a PIN, or Windows Hello
authenticate returns "NoHardware" which is not one of the defined error codes.
Expected results
Return one of the auth_error enum values.
Actual results
Got "NoHardware"
Code sample
Code sample
final didAuthenticate = await auth.authenticate(
localizedReason: reason ?? "Authenticate to continue",
options: const AuthenticationOptions(useErrorDialogs: false));Screenshots or Video
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