Nitrokey Passkey FAQ

Q: Que sistemas operativos são suportados?

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

Q: Para que é que posso utilizar a Nitrokey Passkey?

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

Q: Como posso verificar se o meu Nitrokey Passkey está a funcionar?

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: Qual é a capacidade de armazenamento?

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: Como utilizar o Nitrokey Passkey com o Azure Entra ID (Active Diretory)?

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

Q: Porque é que o Nitrokey Passkey não aparece no GnuPG?

A Nitrokey Passkey não tem suporte para OpenPGP.

Q: Porque é que o Nitrokey Passkey não aparece na aplicação Nitrokey?

A Nitrokey Passkey não é suportada pela aplicação Nitrokey 1 e 2.