Indicate vault items that support passkeys
When you add a Passkey to a Password there is no indication of that password having a Passkey whilst out of it. There should be a Category that a user can tap or click to show only a list of passwords that have Passkeys added to them. Lastly a way to find out that a website supports passkeys by url scanning or a offline downloaded database. That way when a user saves a supported site in Proton Pass and doesn’t have a Passkey saved to it. Proton Pass will then let the user know that Passkeys are available on that URL.
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Andre
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Totally agree. On the one hand I like that all info regarding a domain is in the same item. On the other hand I think it's a lot clearer for the average user to have a separate category for it. Like Apple and NordPass do it.
Another line of reasoning would be that it's sort of a reversed flow, where you need to go to the vendor's site to create a passkey. I mean technically I suppose you could save a passkey on account creation, but the fact is that most people have accounts for most sites already.
Also it's confusing that if you open Proton Pass for the first time, there is nothing (and I mean nothing) to actually indicate anything regarding passkeys. Which makes you wonder... How do I create one? Where to add? Can I even add? Do I need a paid plan?
I'd say having a separate category and/or at least showing which sites support passkeys grants a great opportunity to guide people through that and provide direct links to support articles and the vendor's settings pages for setting it up.
Some extra notes:
1. In Proton Pass when creating a new Login item for a passkey (rather than adding to an existing one) it basically shows the username twice and an empty password field. Another reason I think to consider them separate categories. And then you can still show them at the top of a login item that has a passkey for it.
2. If there is the option for creating a passkey, you can highlight that at the top of a login item. Just like when there is a passkey available.
3. In NordPass it shows for which login items a passkey is available. But it doesn't check whether an item already has a passkey. Now one could have multiple accounts, with and without passkey added. So there's a bit to think about there. But I'd say checking that and only showing the ones that don't have passkeys yet would be nice. So if you have multiple login items for one vendor, show that as well in the passkeys category and/or availability tab. As separate items. Rather than generic per vendor.
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Alexander
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This would be a great addition to the Pass Monitor that already monitors inactive 2FA. Great if it could also monitor inactive passkeys.