• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Versatility, Scale, Innovation Define YubiKeys Depending on the numbers you consult, there are nearly three billion people on the internet, mostly protected by usernames and passwords, and nearly 100 million servers with limited or no protection. They are joined by an untold number of hackers feasting on this reality. This week, Yubico took on that scenario in a live webinar […] Read more
• Secure Shell, Standards, And The YubiKey In new entries added recently to the white paper section of our website, we’re detailing Secure Shell options using a YubiKey, and emerging standards that combine to solve online identity challenges. These white papers are a nice place to uncover some lesser-known YubiKey gems, learn a little more about our crypto strategy, or dive deeper […] Read more
• Time Flies When Trying To Secure The Internet A year ago, I joined Yubico and wrote a blog with the headline “Welcome to the Future, It’s About to Get Really Interesting.” On reflection, perhaps that was an understatement. The past 12 months have seen unprecedented hacks on industry and government that have resulted in more than a billion stolen passwords and personal records. […] Read more
• U2F, OIDC mix widens authentication options The Universal Second Factor (U2F) protocol from the FIDO Alliance is an interesting authentication story on its own, but even more so when coupled with another emerging standard called OpenID Connect. With the pair, you can solve more authentication challenges than either could on their own. U2F provides a way for users to authenticate to […] Read more