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February 19, 2024
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Yubikey & Mac App

  • February 19, 2024
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I can set up my Yubikey for 2FA in 1P via my browser. However, when I try to log into my Mac App and it asks for the key, it does not work BUT that same key works with my iPhone. I tried on another Mac and same issue. Am I missing something?


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15 replies

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
February 21, 2024

@tokyotony

Clicking that key icon not only allows you to add a security key but it also allows you to add a passkey.

Thanks for the reply. Clicking the key icon dismisses 1Password and passes the request along to the browser which handles the the setup of the security key. Since certain browsers include the ability to save passkeys in their built-in managers they may give you the option to save a passkey instead of setting up your YubiKey.

Hopefully the flow can be made more intuitive in the future.

-Dave

tokyotonyAuthor
February 21, 2024

So, for good measure, I did save a Passkey on my Phone (scanned the QR code and saved it in iCloud Keychain). Is that also valid 2FA for 1P?

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
February 21, 2024

@tokyotony

Thanks for the question. I don't recommend using a passkey as a security key when turning on two-factor authentication for your 1Password account since that use case isn't supported at the moment and you may run into issues.

When enabling two-factor authentication for your 1Password account only add hardware security keys or an authenticator app that supports one-time passwords: Turn on two-factor authentication for your 1Password account

If you've saved a passkey as a security key then I suggest that you remove it as a second factor from your 1Password account and then delete it from Keychain.

-Dave

ref: dev/b5/b5#19787

tokyotonyAuthor
February 21, 2024

Perfect. Kind of what I thought. I will remove it. Just an FYI...here's what iOS is showing. I will delete that as well.

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
February 21, 2024

Sounds good. Let me know if you have any other questions that I can help with. 🙂

-Dave