Passkeys

passkeys

  • By almanex
  • Latest release August 13, 2026 (2 months ago)

About

Passkeys brings modern, passwordless WebAuthn and FIDO2 authentication to MODX Revolution 3. Allow managers to sign in securely using Touch ID, Face ID, Windows Hello, or YubiKey hardware tokens. Features include WebAuthn Conditional UI (autofill), rate limiting, origin verification, security email alerts, system settings, and full localization in English, Russian, and German.

Installation & usage

Usage

  1. Open the user menu and click Passkey to link your biometric device or hardware key (Touch ID, Face ID, Windows Hello, YubiKey).
  2. Sign out and click Sign in with Passkey on the manager login page (or use browser autofill).
  3. Customize component behavior via System Settings (namespace: passkeys).

At a glance

MODX 3 compatibility unknown. Based on our testing and community reports where available.

  • Developer almanex
  • Latest release August 13, 2026 (2 months ago)
  • First seen in SiteDash August 4, 2026 (2 months ago)
  • License MIT License
  • MODX support 3.0 – 100.0

Releases 1 indexed release

Changelog
MODX.com

1.0.0-pl

 August 13, 2026

2 months ago
<ul><li>Initial stable release for MODX Revolution 3.</li>
<li>Passwordless &amp; username-less WebAuthn (FIDO2) authentication.</li>
<li>WebAuthn Conditional UI support (browser autofill).</li>
<li>Hardened security: clientData.origin validation, 120s challenge TTL, single-use challenges.</li>
<li>Rate limiting &amp; anti-enumeration protection.</li>
<li>Audit logging &amp; email security alerts on new key registration.</li>
<li>5 customizable system settings in the passkeys namespace.</li>
<li>Complete native localization in English, Russian, and German.</li>
</ul>