Nitrokey Passkey FAQ

P: ¿Qué sistemas operativos son compatibles?

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

P: ¿Para qué puedo utilizar la Nitrokey Passkey?

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

P: ¿Cómo puedo comprobar si mi Passkey de Nitrokey funciona?

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).

P: ¿Cuál es la capacidad de almacenamiento?

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.

P: ¿Cómo utilizar Nitrokey Passkey con Azure Entra ID (Active Directory)?

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

P: ¿Por qué no aparece el Passkey de Nitrokey en GnuPG?

Nitrokey Passkey no es compatible con OpenPGP.

P: ¿Por qué no aparece la Passkey de Nitrokey en Nitrokey App?

Nitrokey Passkey no es compatible con Nitrokey App 1 y 2.