# Shouldn't passwordless authentication ask for the FIDO2 device PIN?

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/shouldnt-passwordless-authentication-ask-for-the-fido2-device-pin/142656>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Created:** [July 24, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/shouldnt-passwordless-authentication-ask-for-the-fido2-device-pin/142656 "2022-07-24T23:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![chryana](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/chryana/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@chryana](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/chryana)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/shouldnt-passwordless-authentication-ask-for-the-fido2-device-pin/142656/1 "2022-07-24T23:02:56Z")

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Good day,  
I tried using the passwordless authentication feature in Nextcloud and I noticed it allows me to login using my FIDO2 device (a Yubikey 5) without having to type any password whatsoever. I am used from my experience with FIDO2 passwordless logins on my Microsoft 365 account to type the Yubikey PIN; I think this is considered passwordless even though I type a password of sorts because the PIN unlock the Yubikey, and the Yubikey handles the full account login. **Are there any plans to make passwordless logins require the FIDO2 device PIN?** I am running Nextcloud 23, so the login process may already be different for all I know. I plan to deactivate passwordless logins for now. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.

Alexandre

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/shouldnt-passwordless-authentication-ask-for-the-fido2-device-pin/142656/2 "2024-12-13T14:30:57Z")

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