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p666
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2 years ago

Cross-device passkeys broken

I'm unable to sign into my AWS account as cross-device passkey (via QR) doesn't work. Here's breakdown of what happens: - use console.aws.amazon.com (in Safari, Chrome or Firefox) to sign into ro...
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p666
New Contributor
2 years ago

Hello,

  1. Are you trying to sign into AWS on a Mac? Or on a different type of device?
    Yes, on a Mac. Safari 17.6 on Sonoma 14.6.1 with 1password extension @ 8.10.48.25

  2. Are you able to sign into a different website on your Mac by scanning a QR code using your iPhone? For example, can you sign in to this test website: WebAuthn.io
    Yes, I am able to. I log into PayPal quite frequently using cross-device flow.

  3. If you install 1Password in the browser on your Mac, can you sign in to AWS using a passkey with the browser extension: Save and sign in with passkeys in your browser
    No, extension is available and doesn't prompt with passkey as some other sites do. Seems like AWS enforces cross-device. As mentioned in another thread here.