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pinacate
2 years agoNew Contributor
What's the Passkey relationship to PIN iOS access?
If Passkey access via biometrics fails it falls back to using the simple (4 digit in my case) PIN. So if someone sees me enter my PIN and then gets physical access to my phone they can access my Pass...
pinacate
2 years agoNew Contributor
Good Morning, I was primarily referring to using a passkey saved in 1Password. In your response you say 1Password doesn't fall back to simply relying on device PIN. That seems like a reasonable way to go but it seems to be contradicted by the doc: https://blog.1password.com/passkeys-faqs/#how-do-you-use-passkeys.
"...You’ll most likely do this via Touch ID, Face ID, or Windows Hello. If you’re unable to use biometrics, the system will request the PIN or password that you normally use to unlock your device. Once you’ve authenticated, you’ll be signed in to your account."
-- Fred