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1Password rolls out WebAuthn, and enhanced YubiKey support Yubico has been a major contributor to the development of open standards for authentication from the initial development of the U2F specification to the latest W3C approved WebAuthn. As we see more services upgrade to modern authentication standards, we can’t help but share in the excitement. We are thrilled to share that 1Password, a password […] Read more 2FA password managers WebAuthn Yubico Authenticator -
5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Web Authentication to WebAuthn Authentication has made significant progress over the past five years. It has matured beyond passwords with the introduction of a variety of two-factor authentication methods, and most recently, we have the advent of passwordless logins with WebAuthn, the new global standard for web authentication. WebAuthn now sets a new bar for user authentication and is […] Read more enterprise security passwordless WebAuthn -
WebAuthn wins support in Safari, Twitter, Coinbase and hundreds of more services “And the winner is… WebAuthn!” A few weeks ago at the European Identity Conference (EIC) in Munich, WebAuthn won the award for Best Future Technology and Standard Project. As a co-chair of the W3C WebAuthn working group and lead authors of FIDO U2F/FIDO2, Yubico was invited to receive the award on behalf of all who […] Read more WebAuthn -
YubiKey Summer Showcase: InfoSecurity, Gartner Security & Risk, Identiverse We’re gearing up for a busy and exciting month here at Yubico. We have a full event schedule, a handful of speaking sessions on trending security topics, and we will be showcasing many of our Works with YubiKey partners. In other words, you won’t want to miss this. If you are looking to integrate the […] Read more YubiStyle -
The YubiKey as the WebAuthn Root of Trust The new web authentication standard, WebAuthn, that was recently announced by W3C, is rapidly gaining adoption by leading platforms and services. WebAuthn is an evolution of the FIDO U2F standard, spearheaded by Yubico and Google, and successfully deployed since 2014 by millions of users with YubiKey security keys. Yubico helped to create WebAuthn to extend […] Read more WebAuthn YubiKey -
YubiHSM 2 Now Compatible with EJBCA from PrimeKey The YubiHSM 2, the world’s smallest hardware security module from Yubico, is now compatible with EJBCA software for a range of public key infrastructure (PKI) use cases. Available for all YubiHSM 2.1 and newer devices, Yubico’s updated Setup Tool, which adds support for PrimeKey EJBCA, is accessible in our latest YubiHSM 2 open source software […] Read more Hardware Security Module open-source YubiHSM 2 -
Login for Window Application Available in Public Review – Yubico Every day, YubiKey users are protecting access to their data in cloud services like Gmail, Dropbox, and password managers, but these very same people also need to protect access to desktop and laptop computers as well. Thanks to the multi-protocol capabilities of the YubiKey, they can. The YubiKey can be used to log in to […] Read more windows -
A Big Day for the Internet: W3C Standardizes WebAuthn Today’s standardization of WebAuthn by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) marks a milestone in the history of open authentication standards and internet security, and Yubico is excited to be a part of it. Through close collaboration with the global internet standards community and the internet giants, Google and Microsoft, we achieved the near-impossible: the creation […] Read more account takeovers WebAuthn -
Yubico Releases the 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report In conjunction with Data Privacy Day, Yubico is releasing today new research in a report entitled, The 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report, conducted by Ponemon Institute. The findings reveal that despite a growing understanding of security best practices, user behavior is still falling short. The problem? Passwords continue to trip up […] Read more 2FA authentication passwordless security -
Yubico Expands Executive Team with Addition of Guido Appenzeller, Chief Product Officer Happy New Year from Yubico! We are very excited for the upcoming year and 2019 has already kicked off with two new product announcements at CES, and now we’re expanding the Yubico family. As of two weeks ago, we added another member to our executive team: Guido Appenzeller. Guido joins us as the Chief Product […] Read more about Yubico