createPasskey()

Package: react-wallet-kit

Creates a new passkey authenticator for the user.

This function generates a new passkey attestation and challenge, suitable for registration with the user’s device.
Handles both web and React Native environments, automatically selecting the appropriate passkey creation flow.
The resulting attestation and challenge can be used to register the passkey with Turnkey.

CreatePasskeyParams

required

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params.challenge

string

challenge string to use for passkey registration. If not provided, a new challenge will be generated.

params.name

string

display name for the passkey (defaults to a generated name based on the current timestamp).

A successful response returns the following fields:

CreatePasskeyResult

required

A promise that resolves to CreatePasskeyResult

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returns.attestation

v1Attestation

required

attestation object returned from the passkey creation process

returns.encodedChallenge

string

required

encoded challenge string used for passkey registration

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