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You can use passkeys for passwordless sign-in or as a phishing-resistant two-factor authentication (2FA) method. Passkeys offer the ability to authenticate using your device's fingerprint, face recognition, or PIN. For accounts with 2FA enabled, passkeys automatically become available as your default 2FA method.\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"video_container\"> \u003Ciframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/LN5MGRdTHR8?si=OOebJZzN3LkSmzNv\" title=\"Passwordless authentication using passkeys\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">\u003C/iframe> \u003C/figure>\n\n\u003Cbr>\u003C/br>\n\nTo register a passkey to your account, go to your profile settings and select **Account > Manage authentication**.\n\nPasskeys use WebAuthn technology and public-key cryptography made up of both a private and public key. Your private key stays securely on your device and never leaves, while your public key is stored on GitLab. Even if GitLab were to become compromised, attackers cannot use your stored credentials to access your account. Passkeys work across desktop browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), mobile devices (iOS 16+, Android 9+), and FIDO2 hardware security keys, allowing you to register multiple passkeys across your devices for convenient access.\n\n![Passkeys sign-in with two-factor authentication](https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1767807931/n652nkgvna1rsymlfzpi.png)\n\nGitLab signed the [CISA Secure by Design Pledge](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/last-year-we-signed-the-secure-by-design-pledge-heres-our-progress/), committing to improve our security posture and help customers develop secure software faster. One key objective of the pledge is to  increase the use of  [multi-factor authentication (MFA)](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/last-year-we-signed-the-secure-by-design-pledge-heres-our-progress/#multi-factor-authentication-mfa) across the manufacturer’s products. 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