Hello, I want to enable biometric sign-in in my app, but apparently, enabling biometric sign-in also enables Windows Hello and other PIN-based methods, depending on the OS. For my usage, it’s not safe enough to let my users skip the MFA using a PIN. But I want my mobile users to skip the MFA using…

Hi @ChenBr , Welcome to the Auth0 Community! The WebAuthn with FIDO Device Biometrics enrolls a device’s lock-screen unlock method. It’s up to the user to choose which unlocking method he chooses. To distinguish between OSs you can use an Action where you check the event.request.user_agent’s value…

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ChenBr March 11, 2025, 1:56pm 6

Thanks for the answer!

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Allow Biometric Login Without MFA on Mobile, Restrict MFA on Desktop

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