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Unable to use the WebAuthn API from MetaMask browser #4974

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2pmflow opened this issue Sep 12, 2022 · 8 comments
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Unable to use the WebAuthn API from MetaMask browser #4974

2pmflow opened this issue Sep 12, 2022 · 8 comments
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browser Related to web browser functionality, e.g. HTTP CORS, bookmarking, etc. needs-product Needs product manager to look into it type-enhancement New feature or request

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2pmflow commented Sep 12, 2022 •
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Describe the bug
The MetaMask browser extension does not seem to support the WebAuthn. WebAuthn is currently supported on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari and enables authentication using public key cryptography.

Impact: this blocks certain authentication flows from taking place inside the MetaMask browser. For example, it's difficult to support an experience related to minting an NFT linked to a specific public key tied to a chip.

To Reproduce

  1. In a MetaMask browser tab navigate to https://webauthn.io/ (a WebAuthn demo site)
  2. Enter "test" in the field "example_username"
  3. Tap "Register"
  4. Unexpected behavior: Nothing happens

Expected behavior
After clicking "Register", we expect to see a popup prompting the user to allow "webauthn.io" to use Face ID. You can repro this on a Chrome browser to see the expected behavior.

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

  • Device: iPhone 13 Pro
  • OS: iOS 15.6.1
  • App Version: 5.6.0

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  • How critical is the impact of this bug on a user?
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  • Is this visible to all users?
  • Is this tech debt?
@2pmflow 2pmflow added the type-bug Something isn't working label Sep 12, 2022
@tommasini tommasini added the needs-triage Issue needs to be triaged label Sep 20, 2022
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2pmflow commented Oct 3, 2022

Anything I can do to move this forward?

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Hey @2pmflow can you try to reproduce the issue on v5.8 or v5.9? Thanks!

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2pmflow commented Oct 26, 2022

@cortisiko I was able to reproduce the issue on v5.9 just now.

@cortisiko cortisiko added the browser Related to web browser functionality, e.g. HTTP CORS, bookmarking, etc. label Oct 26, 2022
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@2pmflow that is a bummer. Okay, I will share this with the dev team.

@chrisleewilcox chrisleewilcox added type-enhancement New feature or request needs-product Needs product manager to look into it and removed needs-triage Issue needs to be triaged type-bug Something isn't working labels Nov 8, 2022
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Needs product review @omnat . Please reach out to @sethkfman for product discussion.

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This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity in the last 90 days. It will be closed in 7 days. Thank you for your contributions.

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2pmflow commented May 27, 2023

Still interested in a solution

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Chiming in here, also interested in a solution. We closed an issue on one of our libraries based on this, but we can re-open as an indication of interest in Credential API support: arx-research/libhalo#178

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