Passkeys

Sign in with your face, fingerprint, or device PIN instead of a code. Adding one, using several, and what to do when a device is lost.

A passkey is stored by your device or password manager and unlocked with biometrics or a PIN. It cannot be phished or reused, and there is nothing to type.

Available since June 2026, and built on WebAuthn, which every current Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox supports.

Adding one

Choose Account settings from the account menu at the bottom of the sidebar, then open the Security tab.
In Passkeys, choose Add passkey.
Give it a name that identifies the device. The field suggests MacBook Touch ID, which is exactly the right shape. Choose Continue.
Follow your browser's prompt, and confirm with your biometrics or PIN.

The dialog says Passkey added when it is done. From then on, sign in with Sign in with passkey on the sign-in page.

If adding it fails, the dialog shows Couldn't add passkey with what went wrong, and Try again starts the device step again.

Naming matters

The name is the only way to tell your passkeys apart later, and the moment you need to tell them apart is when a device has been lost and you are deciding which entry to delete.

MacBook Touch ID and iPhone are useful. Passkey 1 and Passkey 2 are not.

Where one can live

A biometric device: Touch ID, Face ID, a fingerprint reader, Windows Hello.

A hardware key such as a YubiKey.

A password manager: iCloud Keychain, Google Password Manager, a Chrome profile.

A passkey in a password manager syncs across your devices, which is convenient and means the security of your Screenly account rests on that manager. A passkey on a hardware key does not sync, which is less convenient and harder to compromise remotely.

Several is the point

There is no limit, and one per device is the usual arrangement. Add one on your laptop and one on your phone, and losing either leaves you with a working route in.

The section lists them all, searchable by name, and any can be deleted.

When a device is lost