Hideez Key 4 (EN)
  • Hideez Key 4 – User Manual
  • Guide for Hideez Key
    • Quickstart Guide
    • Configuration app
    • Hideez Client Interface & Main Settings
      • Main Settings
        • Automatic RDP Launch and Logon
    • Account management
      • Adding accounts for websites & apps. Generating OTPs
      • Editing existing accounts
      • Deleting accounts
    • Vault Settings
      • Creating Primary account to unlock your PC
      • Access Settings
      • Changing master password
      • PC locking / unlocking methods (Proximity Settings)
      • Backups, Data export & import
    • Proximity Lock
    • Proximity Unlock
    • Uninstall Hideez Client app
    • Service Operations
      • Firmware update through utility
      • Firmware update through Web
      • Battery maintenance
      • Wiping the device
      • How to get log files from Hideez Client
  • Passwordless Sign-In and 2FA
    • Pairing Hideez Key with Windows
    • Using Hideez Key 4 with macOS and Linux via USB
      • Adding Hideez Key 4 to your Google Account on macOS and Linux
      • Adding Hideez Key 4 to your Microsoft account on macOS and Linux
    • Pairing Hideez Key with Android devices
    • Using Hideez Key with iOS devices
    • Setting up passwordless logins and 2FA
  • Upgrading
    • Hideez Client Update
  • Physical Access
    • Using Hideez Key as an RFID card
  • SUPPORT
    • Troubleshooting
  • Documentation portal (home)
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Adding Hideez Key 4 to your Google Account on macOS and Linux

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Last updated 1 year ago

To add your Hideez Key to your Google Account, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to your using a web browser on your computer.

  2. Go to the “Security” section in your Google Account settings.

  3. Select “Passkeys and security keys.”

  1. Choose “Create a Passkey.”

  1. In the window that appears, select “Use another device.”

  1. Confirm your action and scan your fingerprint using the Hideez Key or enter the PIN code.

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process of adding your Hideez Key to your Google Account.

  1. Confirm your action and scan your fingerprint using the Hideez Key or enter the PIN code.

After adding your Hideez Key to your Google Account, you'll be able to sign in to your account without entering a password, using only your email. This provides FIDO2 authentication.

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