Can I activate a passkey without installing a third-party app or buying a security key?

IBKR Mobile Authentication (IB Key) is an easy and comfortable way to complete your two-factor authentication tasks without the need of carrying an additional physical security device with you. The IBKR Mobile application works with devices using either the iOS or Android operating systems and now includes IBKR Mobile Authentication (IB Key) authentication services built-in. This change means that you can use one app to trade, login and manage your Interactive Brokers account…

Passkey Recovery Options

If you used cloud-synced passkeys:

• iCloud Keychain: Sign back in to iCloud on your device. Your passkeys should restore automatically…

Yes, you can activate a Passkey via Windows Hello; however, that Passkey will only be stored on the computer where you performed the activation and you will be unable to use that Passkey to log in to IBKR platforms from other devices (e.g., a different computer, phone, or tablet). For this reason, along with the Windows Hello Passkey, we strongly recommend that you activate one or more Passkey of a different type (e.g., cloud-enabled mobile passkey, physical security key, cloud-synced password manager passkey) to ensure you can still access your account from other devices…

On Samsung smartphones, Passkeys activated and stored within Bitwarden for Android cannot be accessed by the 2FA authentication module, due to technical reasons outside our control. It appears that this issue began after the latest Android 16 update. We strongly recommend removing the Passkey from Bitwarden and reactivating it on the built-in password manager (Samsung Pass). …