Title: WP-WebAuthn Author: Axton Published: March 24, 2020 Last modified: April 15, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-webauthn/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2468754) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-webauthn/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2468754) # WP-WebAuthn By [Axton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/axton/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-webauthn.1.4.1.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/) ## Description WebAuthn is a new way for you to authenticate in web. It helps you replace your passwords with devices like Passkeys, USB Keys, fingerprint scanners, Windows Hello compatible cameras, FaceID/TouchID and more. Using WebAuthn, you can login to your a website with a glance or touch. When using WebAuthn, you just need to click once and perform a simple verification on the authenticator, then you are logged in. **No password needed.** If your device supports Passkey, your authenticator can roam seamlessly across multiple devices for a more convenient login experience. WP-WebAuthn is a plug-in for WordPress to enable WebAuthn on your site. Just download and install it, and you are in the future of web authentication. WP-WebAuthn also supports usernameless authentication. This plugin has 4 built-in shortcodes and 4 built-in Gutenberg blocks, so you can add components like register form to frontend pages. Please refer to the [documentation](http://doc.flyhigher.top/wp-webauthn) before using the plugin. This plugin currently has _BETA_ multisite support, if you find any issue in multisite, feel free to [open an issue](https://github.com/yrccondor/wp-webauthn/issues/new) on GitHub. **PHP extensions gmp and mbstring are required.** **WebAuthn requires HTTPS connection or `localhost` to function normally.** You can contribute to this plugin on [GitHub](https://github.com/yrccondor/wp-webauthn). > Please note that this plugin does NOT support Internet Explorer (including IE > 11). To use FaceID or TouchID, you need to use iOS/iPadOS 14+. #### Security and Privacy WebAuthn has become a W3C Recommendation since March 2019, which enabling the creation and use of strong, attested, scoped, public key-based credentials by web applications, for the purpose of strongly authenticating users using hardware authenticators. WebAuthn focuses on both security and privacy, it offers the possibility to create a secure authentication process without having to transfer any private data such as recognition data and fingerprint data. It will be the future of web authentication. #### GDPR Friendly When authenticating with WebAuthn, no private data will leave user’s device and no third-party involvement. The credentials transferred are not associate to any user’s information but only for authentication. It’s GDPR Friendly. ## Screenshots * [[ * Verifying * [[ * Verifying without username on iPad * [[ * The login page * [[ * The settings page * [[ * Profile ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * WebAuthn Login Form ## Installation Notice: PHP extensions gmp and mbstring are required. 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/wp-webauthn` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Use the Settings->WP-WebAuthn screen to configure the plugin 4. Make sure that all settings are set, and you can start to register authenticators in your profile page ## FAQ ### What languages does this plugin support? This plugin supports English, Chinese (Simplified), Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong), Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish, French & German currently. If you are using WordPress in none of those languages, English will be displayed as default language. All translation files are hosted on [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-webauthn/) and [GitHub](https://github.com/yrccondor/wp-webauthn/tree/master/languages). You can help us to translate WP-WebAuthn into other languages! ### What should I do if the plugin could not work? Make sure your are using HTTPS or host your site in `localhost`. Then check whether you have installed the gmp extension for PHP. If you can’t solve the problem, [open an issue](https://github.com/yrccondor/wp-webauthn/issues/new) on [GitHub](https://github.com/yrccondor/wp-webauthn) with plugin log. ### Which browsers support WebAuthn? The latest version of Chrome, FireFox, Edge and Safari are support WebAuthn. You can learn more on [Can I Use](https://caniuse.com/#feat=webauthn). To use FaceID or TouchID, you need to use iOS/iPadOS 14+. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/600b84fa4432eb36a89846a6656b6c88746312de0b43639d4010f39883195866? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Unable to register passkey](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-register-passkey/)󠁿 [jaredratcliff](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaredratcliff/) April 24, 2025 My password manager successfully imported the passkey– but I got a “registration failed” message on my Profile page. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c339867bc8b161531fa6f71d283b21ca1470b92e66c4edee52ad744f8d0a92d0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Cannot get plugin to work on Android device](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-plugin-to-work-on-android-device/)󠁿 [richards1052](https://profiles.wordpress.org/richards1052/) December 2, 2024 1 reply I was able to create a passkey for desktop login. But cannot do so for Android login. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/45dfee4df736a68e24a40a2ba7dd9c62f74256abaa54722038fb4ab33acdbece? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works perfectly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-2789/)󠁿 [fakeologist](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fakeologist/) August 20, 2024 Works with the latest version of WP Thanks and keep developing please? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/448b97a4165f80d00f82187c039711db0879109a39ebbe920d572383669fcf72? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works perfect, easy to install!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfect-easy-to-install/)󠁿 [pixelarmx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixelarmx/) January 27, 2024 Great plugin, so much potential, easy to install and to configure. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd876bfbdc0021253a958b06b3ca804c15480f890737f2a2eb26c4bd8aa76421? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-plugin-1339/)󠁿 [pigom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pigom/) December 7, 2023 Simple setup. It does exactly what I need. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b448ac5e6e9847bb4e27f0c861a1e6d501bede49d7d9db6d71391436469e8dd9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Straightforward passwordless WordPress login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/straightforward-passwordless-wordpress-login/)󠁿 [wpnpc420](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpnpc420/) December 6, 2023 Straightforward implementation of passkeys for WordPress admin login, nice! [ Read all 17 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP-WebAuthn” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Axton ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/axton/) “WP-WebAuthn” has been translated into 9 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-webauthn/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP-WebAuthn” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-webauthn) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-webauthn/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-webauthn/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-webauthn/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-webauthn/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.1 Fix: Error when saving settings #### 1.4.0 Add: “Passkey” terminology option Add: Multisite support (beta) Update: Improved Passkey experience on login page Update: Minimum PHP version raised to 7.4 Update: Translations Update: Third party libraries Chore: Updated role checking #### 1.3.4 Fix: Make sure AJAX works with extra spaces/new lines Note: We’ll soon drop support for PHP 7.4 and below. Please upgrade your PHP version to 8.0+. #### 1.3.3 Fix: Support for PHP 7.2+ #### 1.3.2 Fix: XSS issues in login form shortcode Fix: Wrong user variable check (thanks to bfren) Fix: Javascript error in login form shortcode (thanks to David Stone) Fix: Javascript error with certain authenticator names in authenticator list tables #### 1.3.1 Update: Translations #### 1.3.0 Add: Allow to login with email addresses Add: Disable password reset Add: After user registration Add: Spanish-Latam translation (thanks to Eduardo Chongkan), Catalan translation (thanks to Aniol Pagès), Spanish and Italian translations (thanks to AlwaysReading) Fix: Undefined username in Gutenberg Blocks Fix: 2FA compatibility Update: Translations Update: Third party libraries ## Meta * Version **1.4.1** * Last updated **4 weeks ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [Chinese (Hong Kong)](https://zh-hk.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [German (Switzerland)](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/), and [Korean](https://ko.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-webauthn) * Tags * [fido](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fido/)[login](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/) [passkey](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/passkey/)[security](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) [webauthn](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/webauthn/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 14 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Axton ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/axton/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 2 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-webauthn/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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