Installation 

Prerequisites 

• TYPO3 13.4 LTS or TYPO3 14.x
• PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, or 8.5
• HTTPS is required for WebAuthn (except for localhost during development)
• A configured TYPO3 encryption key ($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['encryptionKey'], minimum 32 characters)

Installation via Composer 

This is the recommended way to install the extension:

composer require netresearch/nr-passkeys-be

Activate the extension 

After installation, activate the extension in the TYPO3 backend:

1. Go to Admin Tools > Extensions
2. Search for "Passkeys Backend Authentication"
3. Click the activate button

Or use the CLI:

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:activate nr_passkeys_be

Database schema update 

The extension adds a tx_nrpasskeysbe_credential table. After activation, run the database schema update:

1. Go to Admin Tools > Maintenance > Analyze Database Structure
2. Apply the suggested changes

Or use the CLI:

vendor/bin/typo3 database:updateschema

Verify the installation 

After activation:

1. The TYPO3 backend login page should show a Sign in with Passkey button on the standard login form.
2. In User Settings, a "Passkeys" section should appear where authenticated users can register their first passkey.