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Add note about re-adding NFC keys to WebAuthn article #843

@dominicjaeger

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@dominicjaeger

Problem:
I've been trying to log in the Android app with SecurityKey NFC for the first time.
To do so, I clicked through the dialogs until I got the prompt to (translated) "hold my key to the back of the device until it doesn't vibrate any more".

  • Quickly removing the key again resulted in a single vibration and NFC error & NotReadableError
  • Holding it at the back gave double vibration and "No supported application for this NFC tag"

The same behavior occured in vault.bitwarden.com in Android mobile browser and in the Android app (with the same Chrome browser).
Chrome on Android Version 96.0.4664.104
Redmi Note 9 Pro MIUI Global 12.5.6
Android 11 RKQ1.200826.002

Solution:
Removing and adding again the NFC key in the web vault on a computer solved the problem! Even though I still saw the "No supported application" error or "NFC read error" when using the NFC key on my phone, the vault always opened.

I can try to reproduce this with my second key in a few days.

Possibly interesting:

  • Re-adding removed the "(Migrated from FIDO)" hint
  • Logging into my Google account in Chrome on Android using NFC has been working all the time. One single time I saw the "No supported application" error, but it worked nonetheless.
  • Changing the default payment app from my banking app to undefined has not changed anything

Suggestion:
Add a note about removing and adding migrated security keys in the NFC troubleshooting section in the article Two-step Login via FIDO2 WebAuthn

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