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Corbado Connect for Developers

Add Passkeys to Your Existing IdP

Layer passkeys on top of any IdP - Enterprise (Okta, Ping, ForgeRock, Auth0) or custom-built (Duende, Spring) - without user migration or session changes. All IdPs supported. This is the developer-first guide.

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What Developers Care About

Minimal Changes. High Adoption. Full Control.

Zero

User migration

Keep your user store and tokens. Corbado bridges sessions post-passkey auth.

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Frictionless UX

Passkey Intelligence and One-Tap Login optimize prompts and timing.

Integration

Gradual rollout

Target by device/OS/percentage using Gradual Rollout and Split Tests.

90%

Activation rate

Observed passkey activation on mobile with optimized prompts.

70%

Lower SMS spend

Reduce OTP usage by shifting to passkeys across eligible cohorts.

4-6×

Faster logins

Compared to password + OTP flows; fewer steps, instant UX.

Quickstart

4 Steps to Add Passkeys

1. Read the overview

Understand Connect, flows, and session bridging.

2. Pick integration path

Start with Passkey Association to keep your auth UX as-is.

3. Test flows

Run the demo and verify login/sign-up and passkey management.

4. Review API Reference

Check authentication endpoints for backend integration.

Flows

Sign-up, Login, Management

Corbado augments your existing auth - no need to replace sessions or tokens.

User Sign-up

Add passkey creation during onboarding. Keep your IDP as source of truth.

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User Login

Offer passkey login with Gradual Rollout, Intelligence, and Split Tests.

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Passkey Management

List, add, or revoke passkeys. Keep session and token model unchanged.

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Works with your stack

Support for Every Major Language and Framework

Frontend UI components and backend SDKs to integrate with your IdP and apps.

React
Next.js
Angular
Vue
Svelte
Flutter
Swift
Node.js
Java
Go
PHP
Python

Integration

Keep Your Sessions. Bridge After Auth.

Corbado verifies passkey ceremonies and then calls your backend to establish the final IdP session.

Generic Integration

Start with a generic flow and map to your IdP. Maintain JWTs or session cookies as-is.

Amazon Cognito

Amazon Cognito

Detailed guide with sequence charts and post-login bridging.

Auth0

Auth0

Follow the generic guide and map session bridging to Auth0.

ForgeRock

ForgeRock

Use the generic integration and connect to ForgeRock post-login.

Ping Identity

Ping Identity

Use the generic flow and bridge into Ping Identity sessions.

Okta

Okta

Use the generic flow and bridge into Okta sessions.

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Features

Tools to Drive Adoption

Gradual Rollout

Gate passkeys by device/OS/percent. Safely test across user cohorts.

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Split Tests

A/B UX copy and timing to maximize passkey creation and use.

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Passkey Intelligence

Context-aware prompts: show the right action at the right time.

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One-Tap Login

Instant passkey login surfaces when conditions are optimal.

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Concepts

Understand connectToken, signedPasskeyData, clientState.

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Prebuilt UX

Use our prebuilt components to quickly add passkey login to your app.

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Frequently Asked by Developers

Developer FAQ

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No user migration required
Works with Cognito, Keycloak, and custom IdPs
Enterprise support and SLAs available