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Google publishes two-year study on use of FIDO U2F Security KeysKey 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 […]
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YubiKey Flexibility Satisfies Okta NeedsOur 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 […]
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OTP vs. U2F: Strong To StrongerAt 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 […]
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YubiKeys Extend Innovation In Education50% off trays of 50 YubiKey 4 and YubiKey 4 Nano while supplies last! Special Offer for Schools! Stoking technology’s fire has historically been a job for the education sector, from universities involved in early ARPANET testing, to the first popular web browser from student Marc Andreessen, and the curious Apple 1 computers that took […]
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10X Growth With World’s Largest Brands“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” — Alan Kay, American computer scientist In 2012, shortly after Yubico’s CTO and I had moved from Stockholm to Silicon Valley, we were invited to a meeting at Google’s headquarters. We were nine people, from seven different countries, who had gathered around a conference […]
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FIDO U2F Now Offers Contactless, Tokenless, Passwordless Mobile Authentication2016 is the year when FIDO U2F will unfold its promise of a “universal” second factor. Successfully deployed with Gmail, Dropbox, and GitHub in 2015, the U2F open standard is now expanding to mobile devices. At the ShowStoppers @ CES (Consumer Electronics Show) event in Las Vegas, Yubico is demonstrating the first FIDO U2F-certified, NFC-enabled YubiKey device […]
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2015 Was A Yubico Rocket RideAround 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 […]
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YubiKey 4(096): You Asked, We DeliveredIn a previous blog post I talked about RSA key length and argued why a 2048-bit key is still a viable choice today. However, here at Yubico we do not like to remain idle, twiddling our thumbs. We are constantly improving our products. As a result of these efforts, earlier this month, we launched the […]
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YubiKey 4: One Device, Many FunctionsOne-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 […]
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Why YubiKey WinsWhen we ask our customers why they chose the YubiKey, the most common answer is ease-of-use. If you get a job at one of the large internet companies here in Silicon Valley, you are likely to also get a laptop with a YubiKey inside the USB port. But you may not know it’s a YubiKey. […]
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