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Saving a passkey in Safari
I'm trying to dive in to passkeys but having issues understanding it. For example, I have a website that I use regularly that, after entering the username, shows me an option for a passkey and anothe...
1P_Dave
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ModeratorHello jazzman! 👋
I'm happy to help provide some clarity on how passkeys works. 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 saved in your 1Password account and are protected using the same security and encryption as your passwords. If you currently use Touch ID or Face ID to unlock 1Password when you use your passwords to login then you'll continue to use Touch ID and Face ID to unlock 1Password when saving or signing in with passkeys.
Before you can use a passkey to sign into a website, you'll first need to save a passkey for that website. If you're using a browser on your Mac then make sure that 1Password in the browser is installed and then follow our guide:
The specific steps for saving a passkey on each website will differ based on that website's implementation of passkeys.
Watchtower only shows two sites where passkeys are available.
Not all websites currently support passkeys. You can see which ones do by checking the directory: Passkeys.directory
If these steps don't work then are you able to share the address of the website that you're trying to save a passkey for?
-Dave
