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Official support for passkeys on smartphones from Bitwarden has finally arrived a few days ago!
It's time for news for Bitwarden which, after having presented its new application dedicated to two-factor authentication, has released an update for iOS and Android beta that supports passkey management.
Passkey support comes to Bitwarden mobile
Passkeys were already supported by desktop extensions at the end of 2023 but their support was still missing on mobile versions. Finally the support arrives even if with a little delay compared to the competitors if we think for example that it is the new one Proton Pass that KeePassXC will support them from March 2024 1.
The Android update is not yet available for the stable version but if anyone wants to try it will necessarily have to join the beta via the Play Store.
What are passkeys?
Passkeys are a new secure way to log in to a site without having to enter your password. If the service supports it you can then register a passkey from your device and log in the next time you need to simply select the passkey and login will be totally automatic.
Proton released a nice article on their blog not too long ago where they point out that the implementation of passkeys by Big Tech like Apple or Google is a real trap. In fact, everything is done to maintain your "walled garden" with little support for other platforms and essentially forcing you to remain logged in to their account.
Passkeys are therefore welcome but let's use them correctly by exploiting the systems Open source as Proton Pass, KeePassXC And Bitwarden trying to avoid further lock-in with Google and Apple.
Try passkey support on Bitwarden
To try Bitwarden's new passkey support, you can download the update on iOS or sign up for the beta version of the Play Store. Once this operation has been done, you can log in to a site that allows you to manage passkeys, for example GitHub, and then create one by associating it with your Bitwarden account.
Be careful because on Android there is a further limitation: for now it only works on Browsers based on Chromium and not on Firefox.
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