fix: mark base64url passkey credential IDs

[haukemar]

Summary

• Prefix KeePassXC base64url credential IDs with Bitwarden's b64. marker.
• Preserve credential IDs that already have the marker.
• Add regression coverage for a realistic 32-byte WebAuthn credential ID.

Problem

KeePassXC stores KPEX_PASSKEY_CREDENTIAL_ID as unpadded base64url. Bitwarden's internal credential parser accepts either a UUID or a base64url value prefixed with b64..

Without the marker, Bitwarden attempts to parse the imported value as a UUID. Parsing returns undefined, and authentication subsequently fails while comparing credential IDs:

[Fido2Client] Aborted by user: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'byteLength')

The browser then exposes this as a generic WebAuthn NotAllowedError.

Fix

Store KeePassXC credential IDs as b64.<credential-id>. Avoid adding the marker twice if the source already contains it.

Verification

Confirmed against an affected Bitwarden/Vaultwarden credential: adding the marker in place restores passkey authentication.

Tests and checks:

• Passkey conversion regression tests
• Ruff
• ty
• BasedPyright

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uvx -p 3.14 --from 'git+https://github.com/kjanat/kp2bw@5878d638ccc785ca8db1ac1f7375f2abd457c98f' kp2bw --help

📋 PR Details

Field	Value
Final commit	5878d63
Commit message	fix: mark base64url passkey credential IDs (#63)
Branch	fix/passkey-credential-id-marker

Merge commit: 5878d63

📋 Example usage

# Show version
uvx -p 3.14 --from 'git+https://github.com/kjanat/kp2bw@5878d638ccc785ca8db1ac1f7375f2abd457c98f' kp2bw --version
# Migrate KeePass DB (interactive password prompts)
uvx -p 3.14 --from 'git+https://github.com/kjanat/kp2bw@5878d638ccc785ca8db1ac1f7375f2abd457c98f' kp2bw vault.kdbx
# Non-interactive with env vars
KP2BW_KEEPASS_PASSWORD=kppass KP2BW_BITWARDEN_PASSWORD=bwpass uvx -p 3.14 --from 'git+https://github.com/kjanat/kp2bw@5878d638ccc785ca8db1ac1f7375f2abd457c98f' kp2bw vault.kdbx -y

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[kjanat]

Thanks, and nice find. I verified the fix against Bitwarden's parseCredentialId and it is right.

I will push a few follow-ups onto this branch: a named constant and helper for the marker, a CHANGELOG entry, and a shorter comment. Repairing passkeys that earlier versions already migrated needs the sync signature to cover fido2Credentials, and that will land separately on master.

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📝 Summary

Fix Bitwarden passkey authentication

Prefix unmarked KeePassXC WebAuthn credential IDs with b64. and preserve existing markers.

Include passkeys in KP2BW_SYNC so reruns repair IDs migrated by earlier versions. Preserve Bitwarden-side edits under legacy stamps unless --force-update is used.

Add regression coverage for conversion, repair, idempotence, and script execution.

Verified with passkey conversion tests, Ruff, ty, and BasedPyright.

Walkthrough

The converter now marks unprefixed passkey credential IDs with b64. and preserves existing markers. Synchronisation signatures include passkeys and recognise current, pre-FIDO2, and legacy stamps. Regression tests cover repair, idempotence, edit protection, and new passkey synchronisation.

Changes

Passkey synchronisation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Signature and stamp handling src/kp2bw/_item_sync.py	Adds FIDO2 signatures, credential-ID marking, stamp-generation detection, and generation-specific legacy comparison.
Conversion and reconciliation src/kp2bw/convert.py, src/kp2bw/_item_sync.py	Marks credential IDs during conversion, normalises strict signatures, and applies stamp generation during reconciliation.
Regression coverage and documentation tests/passkey_conversion_test.py, tests/test_script_adapters.py, CHANGELOG.md, src/kp2bw/AGENTS.md	Covers marker repair, idempotence, edit protection, passkey synchronisation, strict signatures, and updated stamp semantics.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 60632

Removing a passkey can leave the item in a protected state that blocks later KeePass updates. This synchronization regression should be fixed before merge.

Poem

The b64. marker now stands
Passkeys cross the syncing sands
Old stamps keep their measured place
Tests patrol each repaired case
A fixed conversion sails with grace

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Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the passkey credential-ID issue, the fix, and the related tests and checks.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/kp2bw/_item_sync.py`:
- Around line 144-145: Update _build_update_payload to recompute the final sync
stamp after preserving fido2Credentials, ensuring the stamp includes the
retained credential rather than the pre-fido2 value. Keep the existing
credential-preservation behavior and use the completed payload when generating
the final KP2BW_SYNC signature.

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Outcome

No unresolved review items remain. Every follow-up requested in the PR discussion was folded into the merged diff before merge.

Item-by-item status

1. Fix confirmed — kjanat confirmed the marker fix against Bitwarden's parseCredentialId (b64.CNcLdOn1RSKkJeXc1AEH5w decodes correctly). No action needed.

2. Named marker constant and helper — Done. BW_B64_CREDENTIAL_ID_PREFIX and mark_credential_id() were added in src/kp2bw/_item_sync.py and are reused from src/kp2bw/convert.py.

3. Changelog entry — Done. CHANGELOG.md gained a ### Fixed block under [Unreleased] covering both the marker fix and the sync-signature repair.

4. Shorter comment — Docstrings/comments added in this diff (e.g. on mark_credential_id, fido2_signature, sync_stamp_generation) are already terse one-liners; no lingering verbose comment was found in the merged code.

5. Repair passkeys migrated by earlier versions (cover fido2Credentials in the KP2BW_SYNC signature) — Originally noted as "planned separately on master," but landed in this same PR: fido2_signature(), pre_fido2_content_signature(), sync_stamp_generation() (current / pre_fido2 / legacy), and the updated legacy_extensions_differ() / legacy_extensions_are_ambiguous() all account for passkeys now. Regression coverage exists in tests/passkey_conversion_test.py and tests/migrate_uris_test.py (assert_pre_fido2_stamp_with_passkey_is_preserved_as_ambiguous, assert_rerun_repairs_unmarked_credential_id, etc.).

Conclusion

No new GitHub issue is needed — the one open follow-up referenced in the discussion (sync-signature repair for previously-migrated passkeys) was implemented and tested within this same PR rather than deferred to master.

[kjanat]

Released in kp2bw 3.8.2, on PyPI at https://pypi.org/project/kp2bw/3.8.2/.

A re-run with 3.8.2 rewrites credential IDs that an earlier version migrated without the marker, so vaults imported before this fix do not need a delete and re-import. Thanks again for tracking this down.