Nitrokey Passkey FAQ

Q : Quels sont les systèmes d’exploitation pris en charge ?

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

Q : A quoi peut servir la Passkey Nitrokey ?

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

Q : Comment puis-je vérifier si ma Passkey Nitrokey fonctionne ?

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 : Quelle est la capacité de stockage ?

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 : Comment utiliser Nitrokey Passkey avec Azure Entra ID (Active Directory) ?

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

Q : Pourquoi la Passkey Nitrokey ne s’affiche-t-elle pas dans GnuPG ?

La Passkey Nitrokey ne prend pas en charge OpenPGP.

Q : Pourquoi la Passkey Nitrokey ne s’affiche-t-elle pas dans l’application Nitrokey ?

La Passkey Nitrokey n’est pas prise en charge par les applications Nitrokey 1 et 2.