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prime
3 years agoDedicated Contributor
Passkey and unlocking 1Password with it (biometrics) in iPhones
In this blog post, it shows how we can log into 1Password without a password, and using our biometrics/device. Correct me if I am wrong... So the Passkey for my 1Password account is tired to my iPhon...
prime
3 years agoDedicated Contributor
The attack that you mentioned would require that a malicious actor has access to both your physical device as well as that device's passcode.
That’s my concern. Let’s say I had a 6 digit pin and someone saw me put that in, and then took my phone. The attacker had my phone, my 6 digit PIN, so wouldn’t he have access to my passkey that unlocks 1Password and able to get into my 1Password? I feel like my iPhones password is now weak link in this new set up.
I have a long alphanumeric password, but then again, in the new passkey set up, that’s protecting my 1Password.