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RiversideKid
3 years agoOccasional Contributor
How to see passkey sites in WatchTower?
I see that passkeys are now in the production release as of the browser version 2.15 as announced (https://releases.1password.com/b5x/stable/#whats-new). The announcement indicates that we can "start by finding a site that supports passkeys. You can do this by browsing our passkey directory, or by opening Watchtower in 1Password, which now flags all of your existing logins that could be updated with a passkey."
I have the Windows production release of 1password 8.10.15 (current as of today) and the Watchtower does not mention Passkeys. I signed into the web at my.1password.com and my Watchtower also does not mention passkeys. Is there a trick or setting that I am missing?
How do I see passkey supported sites in the Watchtower?
1Password Version: 8.10.15
Extension Version: 2.15.0
OS Version: Windows 11
Browser: Chrome
37 Replies
- AliH1P
1Password Team
- RiversideKidOccasional Contributor
Yay! I have upgraded and now have a new section called "Passkeys available".
Now the product matches the documentation, Thank you!
- AliH1P
1Password Team
Thanks for the update Ind3X, glad to hear the issue is fixed for you as well.
still unable to get passkeys working to log into a site and always prompted for whatever my previous login method was. Is there a way to give priority to the passkeys login instead of 3rd party login?
Is this occurring on a specific website? If so, could you share the URL so I could take a look? Some websites will have a "Sign in with a Passkey" button or you may need to select a different login method. This will vary based on the website that you're on.
It's also important to note that 1Password will continue to offer to fill a password even after creating a passkey for a given website (if you still have an item with a password saved for that site). If you prefer to not see password suggestions for items where you've saved a passkey, I would recommend saving the passkey as a new item and archiving the original login item.
For further context, when saving a passkey for an existing item, 1Password in your browser will offer the following options :
- "New item", a new login will be created in 1Password for the passkey
- "Update existing", a passkey field will be added to the existing Login item.
Either selection will not remove the original password field so you'll continue seeing your account password being offered. Archiving the login item will prevent 1Password in your browser from suggesting the original login item.
Let me know if this helps.
Ali
- AliH1P
1Password Team
Awesome CJStylesOrg, happy to hear that everything is working now!
Ali
- CJStylesOrgOccasional Contributor
AliH1P hey i've fixed it, after powering off my laptop and leaving it alone for a bit and powering it on again, it was fixed and i am now able to see the passkeys in watchtower. this also includes the banners within the item indicating that passkeys are available.
- AliH1P
1Password Team
Thanks for the update @1PassForMe. I'm glad to hear you're now seeing the Passkeys section in Watchtower.
CJStylesOrg I'm sorry to hear that you're still experiencing this issue. Could you let me know whether you see anything in your ignored alerts now (after the update)? If not, we could proceed with a database reset as that seems to have worked for @1PassForMe.
Ali
- Anonymous
Issue fixed for me...
I had a second issue with offline items that weren't updating. When 1password customer service had me remove + replace the windows sqlite file, the passkey alerts showed up under the ignored alerts list. When I clicked restore alerts the "passkeys available" box showed up on the main watchtower screen.
- Anonymous
Still having an issue...
I updated to 8.10.16
I verified Settings > Privacy > "Check for passkeys" was enabledOn the watchtower main screen I don't see a box regarding passkeys.
On the watchtower screen I click on "Show Ignored Alerts" and I do see "Passkeys available" on the ignored alerts dropdown menu. But, When I select this from the dropdown... it shows nothing - "Watchtower didn't find any login items with passkeys available."
Chrome plugin does continue to show "passkey available" message for a test google.com website login.
- CJStylesOrgOccasional Contributor
AliH1P it is still missing, even after toggling that and force closing the desktop app and relaunching.