Passkeys allow you to log in without a password by using your biometrics or another mechanism. Passkeys can be saved to supported devices, such as a personal computer, a phone or a hardware security key.

You can save a passkey to this device or another device, such as a phone or hardware security key.

What you need

Passkeys are supported in the following devices:

  • laptops and personal computers with recent versions of Windows and macOS, when used with a supported web browser
  • phones running recent versions of iOS or Android
  • hardware security keys such as Yubikey

How to enable

  1. Passkey is implemented in an authentication scheme module. For this is SimpleID\Auth\WebAuthnAuthSchemeModule. To enable this module, open the config.php file and add the appropriate module names under modules.

    Note

    Enabling WebAuthnAuthSchemeModule also enables support for login verification using hardware security keys.

  2. To save a passkey, log in to SimpleID normally.

  3. From the My Profile page, go to the Passkeys and security keys box, then click Add.

  4. Enter a user-friendly name for the key, then click Add passkey.

  5. Follow the instructions on your device.

Once a passkey is saved, you can log in by clicking on Log in with a passkey in the login page.

How to remove

You can remove existing passkeys from your profile page.

  1. Log in to SimpleID
  2. From the My Profile page, go to the Passkeys and security keys box, then click Delete.