Windows 11 now supports 3rd-party apps for native passkey management
Microsoft declared that Windows 11 now offers easier passwordless authentication due to its native compatibility with third-party passkey managers, starting with support for 1Password and Bitwarden.
This became achievable due to collaboration between the Windows security team and third-party managers, aimed at enhancing passwordless authentication through the creation of a passkey API for Windows 11. A new feature was added with the November 2025 security update for Windows 11, which was released yesterday.
Passkeys, which adhere to the FIDO2/WebAuthn standards, use private-public key cryptography for local challenge signing and server-side verification instead of passwords, providing a secure authentication mechanism.
Upon users’ registration on a passkey-enabled application or ...