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telephoneman2
November 14, 2023
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Can I store the passkey for my 1Password account on a Yubikey?

  • November 14, 2023
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Hey guys, I just read your newsletter about passkeys and login into 1PW.com and the authentication details. Is there any way to add the passkey and the "hidden secret" to a Yubikey - To have such kind of keys as backup? Or would the migration to 1PW.com Passkeys result in the need to have at least one PC, Smartphone, Tablet as trusted device. And Yubikeys won't be supported any more? (not from Webauthn perspective) but the hidden secret string can't be passed to the HW Key?

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1P_Dave
1P_Dave
1Password Employee
January 4, 2024

@telephoneman2

Thank for the reply. With a passkey you never have to type anything, just use your saved passkey to authenticate your account and then confirm sign in on a trusted device.

The passkey authenticates you to the 1Password server which then sends a notification to all of your existing trusted devices. Your trusted devices will then ask you if you'd like to setup a new device, if you provide confirmation then the keys to unlock your account are sent to your new device via an end-to-end encrypted tunnel.

Without the passkey, you wouldn't be able to authenticate with the 1Password server. Your passkey is an essential component of the authentication and decryption process. You can read more about passkey unlock security here: About the security of unlocking 1Password with a passkey

Let me know if you have any questions. 🙂

-Dave

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