Tag: biometrics
Getting biometric authentication right: high security + great user experience
Learn about biometric authentication reimagined to deliver strong security
Biometric authentication best practices
Learn about biometric authentication approaches today, the gaps and the way to adopt biometric authentication best practices
Oct 5, 2021
Put Your Finger on the Pulse of What’s New with the YubiKey Bio Series
Today, we are announcing the YubiKey Bio Series, Yubico’s first-ever YubiKeys supporting biometric authentication. The YubiKey Bio was first previewed at Microsoft Ignite in 2019 where we showed a live demo of passwordless sign-in to Microsoft Azure Active Directory accounts. We’ve taken the time to ensure that we are launching products that are highly secure …
What are Biometrics?
How do Biometrics work in a security key? Biometrics are biological measurements or physical characteristics. Once biometric data is obtained, like in a security key or example, it is then saved so it can be used for the future to authenticate into a device or application. Biometric fingerprint credentials are stored in the secure element that helps …
Nov 10, 2020
Getting a biometric security key right
Today, we are excited to share some updates regarding the next highly-anticipated members of our YubiKey family: the upcoming YubiKey Bio in both USB-A and USB-C form factors. The YubiKey Bio will be the first product to introduce biometric capabilities (in addition to PIN) to our portfolio of YubiKeys. Yubico has been considering adding biometrics …
Nov 4, 2019
Yubico Reveals First Biometric YubiKey at Microsoft Ignite
Today, at Microsoft Ignite, Yubico is excited to preview the long-awaited YubiKey Bio. It is the first YubiKey that will support fingerprint recognition for secure and seamless passwordless logins, which has been a top requested feature from many of our YubiKey users. The YubiKey Bio delivers the convenience of biometric login with the added benefits …