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The WebAuthn flow is capable of running as either a second single-factor authentication (similar to U2F, but using the WebAuthn APIs) or as a first and only factor of authentication which could still satisfy multi-factor requirements (device bound passkeys such as those found on a hardware security key, for example incorporating two factors; something the user has and something the user is. However, multi-device synched passkeys are not, technically, something you have—although they may still provide adequate multi-factor authentication assurances in certain circumstances). When acting in a first-factor authentication mode, the flow can be configured as either a usernameless (passkey) flow or passwordless flow: this is toggled using the idp.authn.webauthn.usernameless.enabled property.

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