GNOME upstream pointed out webkitgtk as the place where the works needs to happen and to https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143491 and a fix was recently commited, hopefully it means it's going to be resolved next cycle
** Bug watch added: bugs.webkit.org/ #143491 https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143491 ** Also affects: webkit via https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143491 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-online-accounts in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1733002 Title: Google Online Account Two Factor with hardware key fails immediately Status in gnome-online-accounts: Unknown Status in Webkit: Unknown Status in gnome-online-accounts package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The hardware key authentication two factor fails immediately with a web based retry dialogue when connecting a Google account to the online accounts in settings using a hardware key second factor. Steps to reproduce: 1. Set Google Account to default to a hardware security key like a Yubikey or other FIDO standard key after having two factor authentication enabled on your Google Account. 2. Open Online accounts 3. Add a Google Account 4. Enter google email address 5. Enter google password 6. (this is the login flow of two factor, if default is the hardware key the error should appear). Work around: Choose use another method to authenticate: enter the authentication code and you will proceed. Expectations were: The ability to use the hardware key to authenticate as the second factor. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.26.1-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-lowlatency 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-lowlatency x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Nov 17 16:01:11 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center ProcEnviron: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-online-accounts/+bug/1733002/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp