Check this box to affirm you have no conflict of interest. on Website [image] FileKey Encrypt and share files securely with passkeys. Fully offline, easy-to-use, and zero-knowledge for ultimate file protection. Short description Encrypts files with the passk…

seems interesting but few things, have you been able to use this? I can generate a key, auth however seems broken [image] I also would generally expect some whitepaper for cryptographic tools and await an audit to really recommend using it for senstive stuff.

I’ve located a reddit thread where other internet strangers confirm it works for FIDO2 hardware keys. Reddit - The heart of the internet

I would really like this to work with software passkeys too. Maybe I’ll contact and let them know this and about this thread so they may jump in and clarify things as other devs have done. Edit: It does support software passkeys but it fails to generate it for me. Seems like a pretty big bug if i…

For everyone reading, here’s the demo on their Subtack: [image] [DEMO] How to use passkeys to encrypt and share files with FileKey A quick step by step demo of FileKey

Ah yeah can be but then their generator is misconfigured to allow creation of these, ill check with hardware later.

For software passkeys you have to make sure your password manager supports PRF. Many don’t, including 1Password and Proton Pass. Apple Passwords, Google Passwords, and Windows Hello do though (as long as you are on Windows 11). If you tap “How it Works” in the filekey menu, we give a breakdown of h…

:joy: Filekey v1 is finished (which is what is live today). Right now we are working on Filekey v2, which includes an encrypted “digital vault” that you can store as many files as you want in.

Yeah, folks here are optimistic but cautious with any new tool that comes our way. I did try it with security keys and it does work exactly like you show in the demo. Encryption and decryption is ridiculously fast. Well done! Wish I could star this on Github if you had it on there but I’ve saved t…

Thanks for letting me know, appreciate it!

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I have not been able to generate a passkey either. Right now it looks like somebody’s personal project exploring passkey use. I posted as a tool to keep an eye on with interest. “Palpatine meeting Anakin meme”.

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