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nicos18
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2 years ago

Feature request - Please adjust the popup's behavior for passkey creation

Hi, I'd like to suggest a change in the popup's behavior for passkey creation: now, when creating a passkey but also when adding a physical key for 2FA, 1Password will show the popup for the creat...
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1P_Dave
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2 years ago

nicos18

Thanks for the reply. Two-factor authentication (like physical security keys) was designed to add an additional layer of protection to passwords against phishing. Passkeys are already resistant to phishing and can be considered to have the same level of security as a password plus two-factor authentication.

You only need to save your passkey for sign in in 1Password, there's no need to save the security key as a passkey in 1Password as well. This advice is consistent with what Github says in their official documentation:

Once you have added a passkey to your account, you can use the passkey to sign in safely and securely to GitHub.com without having to enter your password or perform two-factor authentication (2FA).

I hope that helps. 🙂

-Dave