Nitrokey Passkey FAQ

V: Welke besturingssystemen worden ondersteund?

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

V: Waar kan ik de Nitrokey Passkey voor gebruiken?

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

V: Hoe kan ik controleren of mijn Nitrokey Passkey werkt?

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).

V: Hoe groot is de opslagcapaciteit?

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.

V: Hoe gebruik ik Nitrokey Passkey met Azure Entra ID (Active Directory)?

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

V: Waarom verschijnt de Nitrokey Passkey niet in GnuPG?

De Nitrokey Passkey heeft geen ondersteuning voor OpenPGP.

V: Waarom verschijnt de Nitrokey Passkey niet in de Nitrokey App?

De Nitrokey Passkey wordt niet ondersteund door de Nitrokey App 1 en 2.