Fix security key problems
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For setup, see Log in with a hardware security key. There’s no macOS or iOS build yet.
What works where
Section titled “What works where”| Linux desktop | Windows desktop | Android | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaching the key | USB | USB, NFC and Bluetooth, through Windows’ WebAuthn (Windows 10 1903 or later) | USB-C and NFC |
Make ecdsa-sk and ed25519-sk keys |
yes | yes | yes |
| Log in with them | yes | yes, in Windows’ own dialog | yes, holding the key to the phone |
| Store the key on the security key | yes | yes | yes |
| Load stored keys from it | yes | only as administrator | yes |
Import an id_ecdsa_sk / id_ed25519_sk file |
yes | yes | yes |
ecdsa-sk works with every FIDO2 key. ed25519-sk needs one with EdDSA (YubiKey firmware 5.2.3 and later, recent
SoloKeys and Nitrokeys).
When something fails
Section titled “When something fails”| Message starts with | Means |
|---|---|
| No security key found | Nothing was plugged in, or held to the phone, in time. |
| This computer does not let Sternway open the security key / Android did not allow … | Linux udev rules are missing; on Windows, raw access without administrator rights; on Android, the USB permission was refused. |
| More than one security key is plugged in | Making and loading keys need exactly one key. |
| Wrong PIN / … locked … / Too many wrong PINs in a row | Wrong PIN. A locked PIN can only be reset, which erases the keys stored on it. After three wrong in a row, unplug the key and plug it in again. |
| This security key has no PIN | Set one with the maker’s app. |
| The security key was not touched in time | Touch it while it blinks (about 30 seconds). |
| This security key cannot make this type of key | It lacks EdDSA. Use ECDSA. |
| This security key does not hold this key | The key file was made on another security key. |
| … cannot list the keys stored on it | The key is older than FIDO 2.1. Import the key files instead. |
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