Sign in to websites by QR
You see where you are signing in. The site never sees your password.
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The site shows a QR code
On the sign-in screen of a service that supports Secret Keeper. On a phone the link opens the app by itself.
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Scan it with the app
Secret Keeper shows which service asks to sign in and from where: browser, location, address.
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Confirm
PIN or biometrics, and the service gets its confirmation. You type neither a login nor a password.
Good to know
- Sign-in codes are one-time and live for a few minutes: an expired QR code has to be refreshed on the site.
- The service learns only your Secret Keeper address - the public key. The private key never leaves the device.
- For developers: the protocol is open, see “Protocol spec”, § 4.5.