Author: Yubico Team
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GitHub Verify Feature Strengthens YubiKey Value Often times, it’s the little things in life that bring the most satisfaction. For GitHub users, a shiny new “little thing” is available today. New “Verified” checkmarks in the Web interface document that commits are signed with GPG keys, which ensures the integrity of the code. No more downloading code from GitHub to verify commit […] Read more U2F Works with YubiKey -
UK First Government To Offer U2F-Secured Digital ID The UK has spent the past five years on a digital transformation that is setting a world standard for how citizens securely interact with government online services. The UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS), which came online in 2011, will add in a few weeks a new verification service called Digidentity Verify to this impressive project. […] Read more FIDO U2F -
Google publishes two-year study on use of FIDO U2F Security Keys Key words often associated with two-factor authentication focus on simplicity, privacy, and security. Those words, however, are broad terms that need definition in order for consumers and enterprises to form opinions and make educated buying choices. FIDO Universal Second Factor (U2F) is no different, so Google recently published a research paper titled “Security Keys: Practical […] Read more FIDO FIDO U2F security key Google U2F -
YubiKey Flexibility Satisfies Okta Needs Our partner, Okta, is anticipating that strong authentication adoption in 2016 on its cloud identity platform will eclipse the 40% increase it recorded in 2015. We salute Okta’s hard work and innovation now that it has officially released YubiKey support. Okta landed on YubiKeys to solve specific accessibility issues for its customers, specifically those who don’t […] Read more mobile authentication Okta -
OTP vs. U2F: Strong To Stronger At Yubico, we are often asked why we are so dedicated to bringing the FIDO U2F open authentication standard to life when our YubiKeys already support the OATH OTP standard. Our quick answer is that we will always provide multiple authentication options to address multiple use cases. Regarding U2F and OTP, we think both have […] Read more FIDO U2F security key U2F -
2015 Was A Yubico Rocket Ride Around this time last year, the FIDO Alliance had just released the final draft of the U2F specification, a moment that would greatly impact Yubico’s upcoming year. Within four months, Google had upped its commitment to U2F, adding support for Yubico’s Security Key in Google for Work. In August, DropBox added support for its user […] Read more about Yubico -
YubiKey 4: One Device, Many Functions One-hundred and eighteen years ago, Karl Elsener developed the first Swiss Army knife, introducing versatility never before seen in a simple knife for soldiers. Today, Yubico pays homage to Elsener’s ingenuity and commitment to multi-feature versatility. The YubiKey is a single device with a wide selection of security and privacy choices under its rugged, molded-plastic […] Read more Works with YubiKey YubiKey 4 YubiKey 4C Nano -
YubiKey Static Password Offers Up Options One of the original functions on the YubiKey is a static password for use in the password field of any application. Such an option seems to challenge common misgivings about reusing passwords. And we would agree. But if you look a little deeper, the static password, which has attracted more users than we thought it might, […] Read more developers static password Yubico Developer Program -
LinkedIn Secures Employees with MFA, Okta, YubiKey Weak passwords and the employees that use them are the biggest threat to IT security, Raj Nagalingam, Senior Systems Engineer at LinkedIn, told the audience at last week’s Oktane15 conference. LinkedIn and Okta MFA To combat such threats at LinkedIn, Raj has turned to Okta’s multi-factor authentication plus the YubiKey as one way to protect […] Read more enterprise security MFA Okta -
U2F Webinar: From Concept To Implementation Note: This webinar was recorded on Oct. 27, 2015. The video recording is embedded at the end of this blog. Ever wonder what’s under the Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) covers? How to build U2F into your own service or project? Or what’s the extended value of your YubiKey? Now that U2F is catching fire as […] Read more FIDO U2F security key open-source U2F