• Why we designed the YubiKey the way we did The first YubiKey was launched in 2008, inspired by the word ‘ubiquity’ and with the mission to make simple and secure logins available for everyone. At the time, we were less than 10 people in the company, but our strategy was simple: if we focused on further developing the YubiKey technology in close collaboration with […] Read more
• Native support for WebAuthn and FIDO is finally here on iPhones and iPads Yubico was founded with the mission of making simple and secure logins ubiquitous. In 2008, we launched the first YubiKey for seamless, one-touch authentication. In 2012, in close collaboration with Google, Yubico’s inventions evolved into the FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) open authentication standard, and in 2014 it was launched in Gmail and Chrome. In […] Read more
• Future of FIDO Authentication demonstrated by Microsoft at CIS Microsoft unveiled a major FIDO milestone today at the Cloud Identity Summit (CIS) by demonstrating an early implementation of a FIDO 2-based passwordless login on a Microsoft Windows 10 computer through Azure Active Directory (AAD) using a YubiKey. For the demonstrated login flow, the user inserted and touched the YubiKey, using AAD to instantly authenticate […] Read more
• UK Becomes the First Government to Offer Secure Online Identities Based on FIDO U2F Standards STOCKHOLM & AMSTERDAM, March 23, 2016 – Yubico, the leading provider of simple, open and strong authentication, and Digidentity, a leading identity service provider, today announced a partnership to enable FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication and YubiKeys for UK government services. The joint solution allows all UK citizens to easily and securely access GOV.UK […] Read more
• 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
• YubiKey and U2F at CES ShowStoppers – Yubico Demonstrates Mobile Contactless, Tokenless, and Passwordless Authentication PALO ALTO, CA, JAN. 6, 2016 – Yubico, the leading provider of simple and open online identity protection, today announced it will be participating at ShowStoppers @ CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2016.  Yubico will be demonstrating the first FIDO U2F-certified NFC-enabled YubiKey and a preview of a software-based U2F mobile client that brings public-key cryptography […] Read more
• YubiKeys Earn FIDO Certified Label Interoperability is king and today the FIDO Alliance announced its FIDO Certified program and a list of 31 products that have passed conformance and interoperability testing. The three YubiKeys that support FIDO’s Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) protocol ­­– NEO, Edge and Security Key – are now certified and part of this important maturation in FIDO’s design. […] Read more
• FIDO Aims at Standardized Strong Authentication In the early 1990s, a company called Softswitch found itself at a strategic crossroads in that it held the key to integrating disparate electronic messaging systems. So strategic, in fact, that Lotus Software paid $62 million to acquire the company and send a ripple of fear through its main email competitor Microsoft. In a story […] Read more
• YubiKey NEO & FIDO U2F: One Key for All Apps I’ve been in this business for a long time and watched a lot of promise collapse and a fair number of snake oil salesmen flourish. Strong authentication is one of those technology conundrums that always seems to be partially solved. The drawbacks of traditional one-time passcodes are well understood and we’ve always truly known their […] Read more
• When Will YubiKey NEO Work with iPhone 6 NFC? Yubico has heard this question a lot over the past days since the iPhone 6 was released with NFC support. The answer would be “now” if Apple had an open ecosystem, but that likely won’t be the case for another 12-16 months. But put a pushpin on your roadmap, the YubiKey NEO will be a multi-factor authentication […] Read more