Press releases
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Yubico, GitHub Introduce Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) to Global Developer Community At the first-ever GitHub Universe conference, Yubico CEO Stina Ehrensvard was a guest during the opening keynote to introduce YubiKeys and explain how standardized FIDO U2F strong authentication will help secure the future of the internet. During the keynote, GitHub unveiled its new two-factor authentication features, backed by FIDO U2F and YubiKeys, and the […] Read more -
Dropbox Adds Support for FIDO U2F Strong Authentication, YubiKeys Today, cloud storage giant Dropbox announced to its 400 million users that it supports FIDO U2F for strong two-factor authentication. On the company’s blog, Dropbox said usersnow can protect their files with U2F-powered devices in addition to the current feature of a one-time code sent to a mobile phone. Those U2F devices include YubiKeys, […] Read more -
Yubico Demonstrates FIDO U2F and YubiKey Integrations at Black Hat 2015 Yubico is a co-creator of FIDO U2F (Universal 2nd Factor), a new open authentication standard that protects against phishing and man-in-the middle attacks. The technology enables YubiKeys and other user-owned devices to securely access any number of online services, with a simple touch, and with no client software needed. In addition, the U2F protocol […] Read more -
Yubico Presents the Evolution of Two-Factor Authentication and New Integrations at CIS YubiKeys offer a wide range of strong authentication options including one-time password (OTP), FIDO U2F, OpenPGP, PIV support and more. Announced today, the OTP functionality of the YubiKey will be integrated directly into PingID, the multi-factor authentication engine within Ping Identity’s flagship cloud identity service, PingOne. With this support, an individual can use the YubiKey […] Read more -
Yubico U2F YubiKeys Earn FIDO Certification Earlier today, the FIDO Alliance introduced the FIDO Certified™ testing program, which is designed to measure compliance and ensure interoperability among products and services that support FIDO 1.0 specifications. FIDO certification is performed using a set of test tools developed by the FIDO Alliance, followed by participation in a proctored interoperability event. The FIDO […] Read more -
Yubico’s U2F Security Key Supported by Google Drive for Work Management Enhancements Earlier today, Google announced on its blog new Google Drive for Work Admin console features for enterprises seeking managed two-factor authentication with Security Keys. This is a powerful evolution of the enterprise value of Yubico’s lineup of FIDO-compliant keys, and the emerging scalable, open authentication FIDO U2F standard. “When U2F functionality in Chrome launched […] Read more -
Yubico Launches YubiKey Edge at RSA 2015; OTP and U2F Two-Factor Authentication in One Key Highly requested by Yubico partners and customers, YubiKey Edge combines multiple authentication options. YubiKey Edge incorporates OTP authentication which is the foundation of YubiKeys, including Yubico OTP, OATH, and Challenge-Response. Added support for the FIDO Alliance’s Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) protocol, provides easy-to-use public key cryptography. “Two-factor authentication has become a must-have defense for protecting users, […] Read more -
Yubico Launches the World’s Smallest Hardware Security Module Yubico’s new YubiHSM enables an easy, affordable way of protecting encryption secrets and passwords stored on an authentication server. The product protects sensitive data against remotely conducted intrusion attacks and internal threats, such as employees attempting to copy secrets. The module is configured by default to support the Yubico One-Time Password validation, but can be configured […] Read more -
Yubico at CES ShowStoppers – Demonstrating the New Open Standard FIDO U2F for Secure Login to Google and WordPress Yubico will be exhibiting at booth A-13 at ShowStoppers on Tuesday January 6, 2015, at the Wynn Las Vegas. With the mission to make secure login easy and available for everyone, Yubico serves as a FIDO Alliance board member and is co-author and key driver of the FIDO U2F (Universal 2nd Factor) protocol. The […] Read more -
FIDO Alliance Publishes Final FIDO 1.0 Specifications, First Industry Standards for Universal Strong Authentication Yubico serves as a board member and is co-author and key driver of the FIDO U2F (Universal 2nd Factor) protocol. Earlier this quarter, Yubico introduced the FIDO U2F Security Key, a new and easy to use two-factor authentication device, which supports FIDO U2F functionality added to Google Accounts and the Chrome browser. This was […] Read more