Interactive Brokers finally supports passkeys

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I randomly found out last week that Interactive Brokers now supports passkeys, including hardware security keys like YubiKeys.

Honestly, I am really happy to see this. For a brokerage account, having the option to use a hardware backed passkey is a big security improvement in my opinion. It is also much more convenient than relying on passwords and traditional 2FA methods.

I was not even aware that IBKR had added support for this, so I figured I would share it here in case others missed it too.

Nice to see Interactive Brokers finally adding passkey support.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum!

That's amazing news, I did not see this either.

I know they supported 2FA TOTP which is what I was using, but yubikey is another level of security. I really wish more and more services were opting for such levels of security. In Switzerland, we are mostly stuck with SMS 2FA.

I will try it out, thanks for sharing!
 
Baptiste Wicht said:
Hi and welcome to the forum!

That's amazing news, I did not see this either.

I know they supported 2FA TOTP which is what I was using, but yubikey is another level of security. I really wish more and more services were opting for such levels of security. In Switzerland, we are mostly stuck with SMS 2FA.

I will try it out, thanks for sharing!
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Thanks! I registered two YubiKeys on my account, just to have a backup.

One thing I noticed is that if you want to disable the IB Key, you need to create a support ticket. I would probably just call them directly though, as that seems to be the easier option.

Glad you found the post useful!
 
Baptiste Wicht said:
Hi

Where did you find this option?
I expected it to find it under Secure Login System but I only see mobile authenticator and IB key there.
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Yes, it is under the Secure Login System, and then you see the tab "Passkey," and there you can add your keys.
 

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This is very interesting, and I would like such a system (I don't like being too dependent on my phone). However, a few days ago I read about how the "Coldcard" crypto wallet hardware was breached. The system that generated random passwords... wasn't truly random, so they managed to access various wallets and steal several million dollars in BTC. This makes me wonder if something similar could happen with Passkeys.

I am writing as someone ignorant about IT in a forum where I know there are many experts, so please don't beat me up if I've made a silly association :P
 
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