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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.corbado.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

With 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:

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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.

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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: