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How will authentication standards evolve in 2021 and beyond?Authentication standards development is like a slow-moving, winding river. It often takes years of dedicated work to reach new milestones, yet it feeds the entire security ecosystem and sustains digital workflow safety throughout the enterprise. While the benefits of this river are often invisible to the end-user, CISOs and developers are thinking about the river’s […]Read moreFIDO2PIVstrong authenticationWebAuthn
What is a Smart Card?How does smart card authentication work? Smart card authentication requires two things: the smart card itself and a pin entered by the user. With smart cards there are two different ways to authenticate yourself into a system, there is either contact or contactless smart card readers. With contact cards, the embedded chip is inserted into […]Read moremultifactor authenticationPIVsmart card
What is authentication assurance?What is authentication assurance level 3? The NIST is on version 3 of the Authentication Assurance levels, called Authentication Assurance Level 3 (AAL3). Authentication Assurance relies on examination of the cryptographic modules of an authenticator. Level 3 requirements (AAL3) means that the code is within a tamper-proof container so that keys used in the cryptography are destroyed […]Read moreauthenticationFIDO U2FNISTPIVYubiKey
Smart card drivers and toolsmacOS Smart Card Applications and Tools Use the YubiKey Manager to pair your YubiKey with your macOS user account for local login. Windows Smart Card Applications and Tools IT administrators can set up their Windows domain to allow YubiKeys to be used as smart cards for login to connected Windows systems. Use the YubiKey Manager for Windows, which […]Read morePIVsmart cardYubiKey Manager
PIV Compatible Smart CardsAbout the YubiKey and smart card capabilities YubiKey 5 NFC, YubiKey 5 Nano, YubiKey 5C, and YubiKey 5C Nano provide Smart Card functionality based on the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) interface specified in NIST SP 800-73, “Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for PIV.” Performs RSA or ECC sign/decrypt operations using a private key stored on […]Read morePIVsmart card
Genetec eliminates passwords With YubiKeysGenetec increases identity strength while eliminating passwords across their organization.Read morepasswordlessPIV
U.S. state uses the YubiKey to protect voter registration databases from hackersState gov’t takes a proactive approach, selecting strong authentication for 1000+ election workers. Read moregovernmentPIVstate and local government
YubiKey secures remote workers during COVID-19 as government-approved alternative to PIV and CAC cardsIn the matter of just one week, Google reported that it saw more than 18 million daily malware and phishing emails related to COVID-19. That’s an astonishing number, and one that is not likely to slow down any time soon. For organizations across the globe, it is imperative to quickly, securely, and affordably fill existing […]Read moreauthenticationFIDO U2F security keygovernmentPIVremote workersYubiKey
What’s new in Yubico PIV Tool 2.0?New open authentication standards, FIDO2 and WebAuthn, have been getting a lot of attention lately with tech giants like Apple joining industry adoption. As a core creator of these standards, we celebrate these milestones, but our mission here at Yubico is to make a safer internet for all. In addition to driving new open web […]Read moreFIDO2PIVsmart cardyubico.com
Modernizing authentication for US federal government agenciesFor years, both the public and private sector have faced similar challenges when securing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA triad) of their information systems. Older technologies and policies have historically conflicted with business/organizational objectives when striving for high security. Today, advancements in cryptography and the adoption of newer, improved open standards are eliminating usability […]Read moreDuo securityfederal governmentFIPS 140-2PIV