MFA Passkey set up under MacOS

Regulated rules:

  • If a computer is used by several people, it is mandatory that everyone logs in with their personal BA number. A local user account with which several people work may therefore not be used.
  • No MFA login may be set up with a technical account.

Please note!

  • Before you can set up the passkey, the end device must be prepared. Please follow these instructions:
  • If you want to set up Passkey on another end device, first log in to the IAM portal on the end device on which you have already rolled up Passkey. Generate the confirmation code. And follow the instructions in the section Create Passkesy on antoher macOS device on the new end device.

Create passkey on the first device

To roll out the passkey on your first computer, open the website https://getpasskey.iam.uni-bamberg.de/ with your BA-Number and the corresponding password.

After successfully registering, follow the instructions starting from the Roll out token.

Roll out token

Select the menu item Enroll Token.

As you have to roll out a passkey for each device, it is advisable to define a description accordingly. Therefore, assign a corresponding name under Description, such as “Laptop login”. Confirm this with Enroll Token.

If the passkey has been successfully stored, you will receive the message The token has been rolled out in the next window.

Otherwise, select iCloud Keychain in the window that opens and confirm with Continue.

Bitte achten Sie darauf, dass Sie, sollte dies erforderlich sein, bei der Passkey-Ersetzung Ihr eigenes Kennwort für die Ger?tesperre und nicht das Passwort Ihrer BA-Nummer angeben müssen. Best?tigen Sie danach mit Fortfahren.

If you use several web browsers in parallel, they should all work with one passkey without any problems. However, additional authorisations may be requested when logging in. Screenshot 11 show an example of logging in with the Chrome web browser.

Note!

Once the passkey has been rolled out, you can tick the box for Always use automatic login with passkey when logging in to Shibboleth. This means you no longer need to enter your BA-Number and password before you can use the passkey.

Manage passkeys

Passkeys are managed via the IAM portal (iam.uni-bamberg.de). You can deactivate or delete your passkeys under the menu item Manage Passkeys. Please note that the corresponding passkey must be deleted immediately if the device is lost or stolen.

Have you any futher questions?

IT-Support
Telephone: +49 951 863-1333
E-Mail: it-support(at)uni-bamberg.de