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wavesound
2 years agoFrequent Contributor
Passkeys do not work with Microsoft 365
When I go to add PassKeys to my MIcrosoft 365 portal it fails at the last step.
https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info
Same error in Chrome and Brave.
I was able to cancel the 1Password enrollment process and enroll a YubiKey just fine.
1Password Version: 1Password for Mac 8.10.7 (81007041)
Extension Version: 2.12.0
OS Version: 13.4
Browser:_ Brave
- sukkaNew Contributor
It is Oct 21 2023 now and the 1Password Chrome Extension + Passkey still does not work for Microsoft 365.
The way to reproduce:
- The system admin should have enabled FIDO2 in the "Authentication methods | Policies" at "Microsoft Entra Admin Center": https://entra.microsoft.com/
- Go to "Microsoft 365 My Sign-Ins > Security Info" at https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info
- Click "Add sign-in method"
- Select "Security key" in the dropdown menu, then click "Add":
- Click "USB Device", then click "Next":
- Microsoft 365 will redirect to a new page to setup the security key, where the 1Password Chrome Extensions popup will show up as expected. Save the passkey in the 1Password popup.
- After the passkey is saved in 1Password, the Microsoft 365 will redirect back to the last step:
- After typing in the name, click "Next". Microsoft 365 then will fail to save the Passkey:
- Former Member
Confirm that is still not working (chrome and safari) on October 22 2023
- steph_giles
1Password Team
Hey OAW,
Thank you for your reply, please let us know if there's anything else we can help with at all.
- OAWFrequent Contributor
TimG1P It would appear I completely missed the “non-Safari” part in David’s reply. I do see that option in Edge … which I only keep installed as a backup for the rare occasion I encounter a website that doesn’t work in Safari. But I will just ignore the message in Watchtower now since I’m not going to switch browsers just to use a passkey on Microsoft sites. It’s just not that serious! Thanks for the assist.
- TimG1P
1Password Team
OAW ,
Can you confirm whether you are opening this page in Safari? If yes then this is as David mentioned and Microsoft accounts do not support passkey creation and sign-in using Safari.
In this case you'll need to use another browser such as Chrome (I've tested using Edge and this works as well).
Selecting "Add a new way to sign in or verify" should present you with the following options:
From here you can follow the instructions provided by David to save your Microsoft passkey in 1Password.
Let me know how that goes.
Edit: some grammar correction.
- Former Member
With the latest nightly or stable builds of 1Password, I can't either use the scan qr code thing.. anyone else?
Microsoft surely enabled Passkey but only for livingontheEdge browser they have. :) - TimG1P
1Password Team
Could you let us know what device/OS and browser you're using and whether you have biometrics enabled on that device?
- 1P_David
1Password Team
Hi OAW,
I'm sorry that you're experiencing trouble when trying to save the passkey for your personal Microsoft account. It sounds like you're clicking the "Passwordless account" option on the Security settings page. This option is for going passwordless by using Microsoft Authenticator to authenticate, rather than using a passkey. In order to add a passkey, you can use the following steps while on the Security page:
- In the Ways to prove who you are section, click "Add a new way to sign in or verify".
- Click the "Use your Windows PC" option.
- Click "Next".
- The 1Password "Save passkey" prompt will appear. Make sure the correct item is selected, then click "Save" to save the passkey to the item.
I should also mention that this is only possible on the Microsoft website at the moment with non-Safari browsers .
Let us know if that works for you.