![]() ![]() Which YubiKey 5 series gadget you should get comes down primarily to the USB port type and form factor you’re comfortable with. OATH – TOTP (time-based, requires additional app).Yubico OTP (old OTP scheme, proprietary).Static passwords (not the best thing to use).The full list of supported security functions are: The new 5 series YubiKeys support newer standards, most importantly FIDO2, the successor to U2F. U2F require browser support on the user end, and this is available in Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, among others. As a quick introduction, this is the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance’s U2F (Universal Second-Factor) open authentication standard that Yubico co-developed with Google. Yubico introduced the YubiKey Neo in 2014 with FIDO U2F support. The main benefit of using these YubiKey gadgets is with their second-factor authentication features. They all provide the same basic functionality, and differ primarily in the type of USB port. Yubico sent me a bundle of their latest 5 series YubiKeys for this review: YubiKey 5 NFC, YubiKey 5 Nano, YubiKey 5C, and YubiKey 5C Nano. YubiKeys can also be used to replace passwords, or be part of a multi-factor authentication scheme. Plug the gadget into your computer’s USB port, and it will provide second-factor authentication to numerous online services, including Google, Facebook, Dropbox, and GitHub. Their line of YubiKeys hardware devices are now available in Singapore. Yubico is trying to change that by providing ubiquitous security that is easy to use. You need multi-factor authentication, sometimes more, but most of these measures are usually cumbersome to use. ![]()
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