Implement WebAuthn Related Origin Requests (ROR) to share passkeys across multiple related domains

domain: web.dev · 6 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. Choose a primary RP ID (e.g. example.com) that all related origins will share; the RP ID must be a registrable domain suffix of all participating origins
  2. Serve a JSON file at https://{rpId}/.well-known/webauthn containing {"origins": ["https://app.example.com", "https://checkout.example.com"]} listing all related origins
  3. Ensure the JSON is served with Content-Type: application/json and is accessible without redirects; the file is fetched by the browser at registration and authentication time
  4. In your WebAuthn calls on each related origin, set rpId explicitly to the primary RP ID rather than letting the browser default to the current origin
  5. Test across Chrome (supported from v129) and Safari (supported); note Firefox support was still in progress as of early 2026
  6. Validate that the origin making the WebAuthn call is listed in the .well-known/webauthn file to avoid silent failures

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