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Support for Passkeys #2099
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Is it worth (already) tracking the implementation progress of Passkeys and the possibility for Keepass2Android to act as the storage and the key generator?
I guess it is only the brainstorming and research stage at this point.
Some background information:
- https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys/
- https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys
- https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/10/bringing-passkeys-to-android-and-chrome.html
- https://developers.google.com/identity/passkeys/supported-environments
- https://www.passkeys.io/
with emphasis on
Note: In the future, Android users will be able to use third-party credential management apps to store their passkeys.
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pfak commentedon May 5, 2023
Google has implemented Passkeys on their production websites
https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-password/
zburgermeiszter commentedon Jul 20, 2023
@PhilippC is this feature planned in a future version?
cpetry commentedon Aug 7, 2023
+1
Would like to stay with KeePass if possible!
Kareltje1980 commentedon Oct 4, 2023
This is really getting some traction. There is already some collaboration between other keepass clients on how these should be stored in keepass vaults.
keepassxreboot/keepassxc#8825
I think it would make sense to take a look at this implementation.
boergondier commentedon Oct 12, 2023
+1
juanhs12 commentedon Oct 26, 2023
The latest beta version of KeepassXC have the possibility of to do import and export passkeys.
The pull request with the WebAuthn was accept today, 26 october 2023.
https://snapshot.keepassxc.org/latest/
keepassxreboot/keepassxc#8825
darkdragon-001 commentedon Nov 17, 2023
The relevant Android documentation seems to be https://developer.android.com/training/sign-in/credential-provider
Pinging @varjolintu who added the support in KeePassXC.
cobexer commentedon Jan 29, 2024
It looks like this will be backported and released with KeepassXC 2.7.7 just about any time now.
Has there been any development on this so far?
Calmquist commentedon Jan 30, 2024
Bitwarden appears to be adding it as part of the migration from Xamarin to MAUI: https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/tree/feature/maui-migration-passkeys . It appears to still be in early development, but it looks like Bitwarden is using the credential provider API.
jhass commentedon Feb 5, 2024
Latest Firefox on MacOS supports passkeys now, we could store passkeys via Keepass2Android right now via the QR code method.
oxivanisher commentedon Mar 11, 2024
FYI: As of today, Keepass XC 2.7.7 is officially released and supports passkeys.
Kranzes commentedon Mar 11, 2024
Please do not use the Google passkey library on android as it does not work without Google Play Services and I want to be able to use my YubiKey for this on my degoogled phone.
hackerd2501 commentedon Mar 13, 2024
@PhilippC Any plans to implement this ?
hackerd2501 commentedon Mar 13, 2024
@PhilippC If I use passkey support on keepassxc, are the keepass databases still compatible between keepassxc and keepass2android, even if you dont implement passkeys ?
Calmquist commentedon Mar 13, 2024
I haven't used KeePass2Android, but it shouldn't be a problem. KeePassXC will add some custom fields named KPEX_PASSKEY_*.
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AllesMeins commentedon Jul 3, 2026
navilg commentedon Jul 3, 2026
Can't agree more. I didn't commented to pressure the contributors. It was for anyone who are in need of this feature and can afford to try other app as well. Cheers!
sagebind commentedon Jul 3, 2026
Point of clarification: KeePassDX is not a variant of Keepass2Android. It is a different application with a different codebase with a different feature set.
dimon222 commentedon Jul 17, 2026
how far is it from merge?
schklom commentedon Jul 29, 2026
FYI @AndreKR @PhilippC the KeePassHelper format has the benefit of being able to store multiple passkeys in a single entry, whereas the KPEX format only supports one Passkey per entry.
I don't have a good usecase in mind, but KeePassHelper supports this so some people might want that.
The choice between both (for saving a new passkey) could be a global setting, or per-entry when creating the passkey.
CennoxX commentedon Aug 12, 2026
The implementation of https://github.com/yusei36/KeePassPasskey/ uses separate string fields. Their solution creates multiple entries, to save multiple passkeys.
Steltek commentedon Aug 12, 2026
It's using the same KeePassXC format that has already been mentioned.
https://github.com/yusei36/KeePassPasskey/#credential-storage
shajal0190 commentedon Sep 16, 2026
I am on Version 1.15-r4 but it doesnt show keepass2android passkey options anywhere (like nagram x, redotpay). Am i missing something?
*keepass2android is set as default autofill app, passkey wasnt showing. thats why installed keepassdx to see if passkey is actually working or not. (Keepassdx working)
Steltek commentedon Sep 16, 2026
Passkey support is only in the 1.16 pre-release versions. (v1.16)
marcelser commentedon Oct 2, 2026
How can I stay on version 1.16-pre1? When I install the apk google play store tries to downgrade it to latest beta even though I uninstalled it first (is anyhow necessary because you can't replace google play package with an apk, but the other way round is obviously possible).
I now plcked automatic updates for KeePass2Android but now it still shows and updated as not updated and I cannot refresh the update list then as now all apps are updated searching for new version, so this is also not really an option. How are others dealing with this problem?
kazini commentedon Oct 3, 2026
You will need to uninstall it from Google Play and your system, then install it via APK directly. This has worked for me.
markfm62 commentedon Oct 5, 2026
Can someone provide the link to get the 1.16-pre1 software?
mosin commentedon Oct 5, 2026
rodmur commentedon Oct 19, 2026
Where does this stand now? Does it need more testing? It just dawned on me that I have a backup phone now and could use it to test this.
PhilippC commentedon Oct 19, 2026
I have been working on fixes to the 1.15 release which I hope is now finished. Passkey support will go into 1.16, which is mostly waiting for #3228 to be merged. I am currently still reviewing it once again and will probably have to make some changes.