# How to create passkeys/2FA in Nextcloud?

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-create-passkeys-2fa-in-nextcloud/244917>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Tags:** passman-app, passwords-app\
**Created:** [May 27, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-create-passkeys-2fa-in-nextcloud/244917 "2026-05-27T19:28:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![SuperCowProducts](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/supercowproducts/32/76019_2.png) [@SuperCowProducts](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/SuperCowProducts)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-create-passkeys-2fa-in-nextcloud/244917/1 "2026-05-27T19:28:12Z")

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My instance has the ‘Passwords’ app, but does that mean I can use it for pass_keys_/2FAs? They’re both things you definitely want to have on multiple devices, as they have become critical nowadays for secure login.

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**Author:** ![saettel.beifuss0](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/saettel.beifuss0/32/70079_2.png) [@saettel.beifuss0](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/saettel.beifuss0)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-create-passkeys-2fa-in-nextcloud/244917/2 "2026-05-28T06:03:05Z")

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In your user settings, under security, you should be able to find it.  
[https://nextcloud.yourdomain.com/settings/user/security](https://nextcloud.yourdomain.com/settings/user/security)

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**Author:** ![system](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/system/32/29333_2.png) [@system](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-create-passkeys-2fa-in-nextcloud/244917/3 "2026-08-26T06:04:06Z")

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