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rallyn1password
2 years agoOccasional Contributor
Why passkey login to 1Password?
I can't understand the reason to spend development dollars to enable passkey login to 1Password account. I must be missing something here. I am a huge fan of passkeys and 1Password as the repositor...
rallyn1password
2 years agoOccasional Contributor
Thanks for the reply Dave.
So it sounds like my concerns are well founded. You are delegating control of access to 1Password to other platforms out of your control, like Apple's iCloud Keychain, which could be compromised by observing an iPhone unlock code and stealing the phone. Yes, Apple is belatedly, slowly trying to address it in some future release, and users can use Screen Time passcode, but in the meantime, your whole platform is at risk and it is not in your control. There will be other issues in the future, that is the one thing we can guaranty.
You also say:
Folks using the passkey unlock beta are able to generate a recovery code that can restore access to their account if they lose access to their passkey. They can save the code in a safe location, and use it if they need to recover access to their account after losing all other means of access. Access to the email address associated with a 1Password account will still be required for verification purposes.
In the worst case scenario of losing all my devices, and my email password is in 1Password, and you require me to have access to my email to recover my 1Password access, then I have just been locked out out of the platform, correct?
I appreciate the information, but at this point, I will not be allowing anyone in my family group / friends to use Passkey login to 1Password. Having to know a login name, password and security key is at least dependable, reliable, secure, and easy to explain and share between trusted users. Passkey login to 1Password seems to be none of those.