Nitrokey Passkey FAQ

Q: Hvilke operativsystemer understøttes?

Windows, Linux, macOS and BSD. Also FIDO2 is supported on Android and iOS.

Q: Hvad kan jeg bruge Nitrokey Passkey til?

Second or first factor authentication for services which support Webauthn/Passkey/FIDO2/FIDO U2F. See the overview of supported use cases.

Q: Hvordan kan jeg tjekke, om min Nitrokey Passkey virker?

On WebAuthn.io you can check various high-level functionalities, while webautn.bin.coffee provides good developer level details (technical) details. You can also test your Nitrokey with nitropy.

Q: What happens if I lose my Nitrokey Passkey device?

When securing accounts using FIDO2 (two-factor authentication and passwordless login), you should configure another factor in your account as a backup. Depending on the service this backup factor can be a phone number, an app or even a second Nitrokey Passkey. If you lose a Nitrokey Passkey, you can still log in with the second Nitrokey Passkey (or with another second factor).

Q: Hvor stor er lagerkapaciteten?

The Nitrokey Passkey doesn’t contain storage capability for ordinary data (it can only store cryptographic keys). It can hold over 100 passkeys resp. FIDO2 keys.

Q: Hvordan bruges Nitrokey Passkey med Azure Entra ID (Active Directory)?

After disabling Enforce Attestation Nitrokey Passkey is supported by Azure Entra ID out of the box.

Q: Hvorfor dukker Nitrokey Passkey ikke op i GnuPG?

Nitrokey Passkey har ingen understøttelse af OpenPGP.

Q: Hvorfor vises Nitrokey Passkey ikke i Nitrokey App?

Nitrokey Passkey understøttes ikke af Nitrokey App 1 og 2.