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Add a passkey

Sign in with your device's fingerprint, face or security key instead of a password.

Sign in with your device's fingerprint, face or security key instead of a password.

Who this is for

Everyone, for their own account.

Steps

  1. Open Settings, choose You, then Password & sign-in.

  2. Under Passkeys ("Sign in without a password, using your device's biometrics or security key."), add one.

  3. Follow your device's prompt: fingerprint, face, device PIN, or a hardware security key.

  4. Give it a name so you can tell your devices apart later.

What happens next

The passkey is listed with when it was added and when it was last used. On the sign-in page you can now use it instead of typing a password.

Register one per device you regularly sign in from. A passkey never leaves the device it was created on, so a phone's passkey does not help you on a laptop.

If it doesn't work

  • If the prompt does not appear, the browser or device may not support passkeys. Keep using a password with two-factor.

  • Removing a passkey is immediate. Do not remove your last one unless you know your password.

Related

  • Secure your account

  • Turn on two-factor authentication

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