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rmasters
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11 months ago

Yubikey 5C NFC and iOS

I'm trying to login to my 1Password account on my iPhone 13 using the 1Password app. This iPhone has a lightning port, and while I already use Yubikey security keys, they are USB-C. I purchased a ...
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rmasters
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11 months ago

Hi Dave, thanks for looking at this. Glad to hear someone got the same key working!

Yes I wait until the iOS "Use Security Key" popup appears, and I hold the key there for at least 10 seconds without any change in the popup.

I've tested this with GitHub now (accessing via Safari), and can't get that to work either.

I ended up finding this Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/yubikey/comments/1gg94hl/nfc_not_working_on_iphone/

It links to two Yubico support articles describing an issue when using FIDO with Safari (and presumably other iOS apps):
https://support.yubico.com/hc/en-us/articles/16726447752732-Safari-18-1-MacOS-iOS-iPadOS-FIDO-known-issues
https://support.yubico.com/hc/en-us/articles/17388309240348-Safari-18-2-MacOS-iOS-iPadOS-FIDO-known-issues

I'm currently updating to iOS 18.2, from 18.1.1 - will let you know if that fixes it!