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Feature Request: Passkey export support
It is a shame that nothing is being done here and update notes (at least for the Mac version) are misleading.
They state that import of passkeys is possible from 1PUX files if they belong to the same 1password version. But somewhere else it says that export omits passkeys.
This is unacceptable.
We are using 1password as a company as well and this could seriously be a "deal-breaker" after 2.5 years!
1Password Version: latest
Extension Version: latest
OS Version: macOS
Browser: Safari
Hello folks,
I'm happy to share that 1Password supports exporting your items, including passkeys, using the Credential Exchange standard on iOS (iPhone and iPad). You can find instructions here:
The team is looking to support other platforms, like macOS, in the future.-Dave
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The last place I need Passkey export and import is on the mobile client. I need it on the desktop client.
- 1P_Dave
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Thank you for the feedback! We're looking to support other platforms in the future and I'll let the team know that you're eager to see the Credential Exchange standard be supported on macOS.
-Dave
CFP-19698
Well, it could be useful to have to possibility to export passkeys on mobile too!
- 1P_Dave
Hello folks,
I'm happy to share that 1Password supports exporting your items, including passkeys, using the Credential Exchange standard on iOS (iPhone and iPad). You can find instructions here:
The team is looking to support other platforms, like macOS, in the future.-Dave
Hello!
Something to announce about it?
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/authenticationservices/ascredentialexportmanager
Bitwarden already support this. I can export items between Password and Bitwarden
- 1P_Dave
Hello folks,
Thank you for your continued patience as 1Password and our industry partners work toward a standardized, secure way to move passkey credentials between credential managers. Earlier this year, the FIDO Alliance published the Credential Exchange Format (CXF) as a Proposed Standard. You can read more about it here: Portability without compromise: 1Password helps author a new standard for secure credential transfer
CXF lays the groundwork to enable portability of passkeys (and other credentials) without compromising security. Implementing this functionality is something that our team is actively working towards.
-Dave
This was supposedly “coming soon” in October 2024: https://1password.com/blog/fido-alliance-import-export-passkeys-draft-specs
What happened? Talk about overpromising…
I have completely given up on Passkeys. They are nothing more than vendor lock-in. Nobody is in a rush to implement export, because they don't want to lose the vendor lock-in.
Security is also only as good as the weakest link. If I set up a Passkey but can't disable my password and ONLY use a passkey + TOTP code, then I have only gained convenience and not security.
And Passkeys CAN be exported as plain text. Keepass lets me do it. The FIDO Alliance just refuses to allow it.
Maybe I'll revisit Passkeys when everyone gets their head out of their *** and does it properly. But without proper export and import, and the ability to disable password login, Passkeys are just an alpha product at best.
- 1P_Dave
Thanks for following up! I don't have any updates to share at the moment, however this is something that our team is actively working on with our partners at the FIDO Alliance. Hopefully we'll have more news to share soon!
-Dave
Any updates on Passkey Export and Import? I know Apple announced they will support it in their OS26 releases so it would be good to get an official update from 1Password about it.
+1 for requesting this, following the fact that Apple have obviously managed it following FIDO standards according to them
Sounds to me like I will never get what I want. I don't want to transfer my passkeys to another credential provider. I want to export them and back them up
