Feedback regarding passkeys

PasskeysAreBroken

Thanks for the feedback. Aside from your Apple ID, are there any other websites where you're running into trouble when saving a passkey in 1Password? I would be happy to get any issues that you're running into reported to our team so that we can improve the experience.

I can't even figure out who controls my passkeys. I certainly don't know what happens if everything breaks, if a token device is stolen, if the other end loses their half of the key etc.

Passkeys are a modern alternative to passwords – they enable people to log in to their online accounts without having to enter a password. Passkeys are based on a public-private key pair – one key is public and connected to the website or app you’re using, the other key is private and stored on your device.

When you save your passkey in 1Password, you control that passkey. Your passkey is encrypted using your account password and Secret Key and only you're able to access it and use it to sign into a website. Once you save a passkey in 1Password, that passkey is made available on all of your devices where you're using 1Password. Even if you lose one of your devices, your passkeys are backed up to your 1Password account and available from your other devices as long as the 1Password app is installed.

Can you tell me a little more about what you mean by "if the other end loses their half of the key" and "what happens if everything breaks"? Are there specific incidents that you're referring to? Once I know more about your specific concerns, I can provide more detailed answers.

As far as I can tell I cant even secure 1Password itself with a passkey, unless its a "test account", whatever that means!

We're still very early days for passkeys and a lot of services, including 1Password, are working hard to bring passkey authentication to their apps and services. The good news is that passkey unlock for 1Password is currently in beta: Unlock 1Password With a Passkey: Now in Beta

For now, passkey unlock is only available by creating a new 1Password account via our public beta. Once development and testing is complete, we can't wait to have folks with an existing account be able to use a passkey to unlock 1Password as well.

-Dave