Skip to main contentWith Corbado, we want to enable every developer to add passkeys to their authentication without the need to dig deep into passkey / WebAuthn specifications.
Google Chrome Virtual AuthenticatorAs a developer, it might be helpful to use the Google Chrome WebAuthn emulator. It allows you to test the WebAuthn API (the base for passkeys) with a virtual authenticator if your hardware does not offer any biometric scanners: Passkey basics
In the following, we assume a basic understanding of passkeys and the underlying principles (e.g. WebAuthn). If you do not yet know about these principles and have questions like these:
- What are passkeys?
- Why are passkeys important?
- How do passkeys work?
- Are passkeys secure?
Then, please take a look at our Passkeys FAQ and Passkeys Glossary that should help you to understand the basics.
Passkey concepts for developers
Passkeys introduce some new technical concepts and apply a different paradigm also for developers. To get your first passkey-based app to run as soon as possible, the following pages explain the most important passkey concepts for developers:
