r/yubikey

I was given a work laptop and I don't really use laptops as a laptop these days, I hate being away from my multi-screen setup. It's basically a desktop for all intents and purposes. Once every 6 months I need to bring my laptop out of the house...and I suppose for those times a nano would be nice.

The regular 5c feels like the better purchase - bigger form factor, nice big touch area, big LED that I can't miss. But on the other hand, it kind of feels silly not to purchase the one designed for laptops. I have to admit the low profile sleekness of it does seem appealing.

BTW I don't think my behaviour is going to change any time soon. The last time I regularly used laptops away from my desk was probably 15 years ago. I just prefer to sit at my desk in a proper chair with a full sized keyboard and mouse these days.

What do you all think?

Di recente ho acquistato una coppia di yubikey usandole come gestore di passkey per accedere ai miei account più importanti compreso il gestore di password. Però vedo che a parte Microsoft nessun altro servizio è completamente passwordless e quindi c'è sempre l'alternativa password.

In questo caso oltre che aver impostato le chiavi per le passkey li ho anche impostare come autenticazione a 2 fattori nel caso si intende accedere usando la password.

i don't want to be permanently locked out of my own key because of nosy or malicious roommates that want to sabotage you

plugging out and in a key multiple times means nothing when the roommate/thief is already physically there with ur key. this removal key fail pin system only protects against theft/remote hacking but not residential sabotage. currently the only method to prevent this issue is to have one key on you at all times and the other at ur place. then this goes to our next issue of how most usb key chain accessories suck at protecting ur usb device because they're usually too bulky/weirdly shaped, or are prone to being lost due to the twist cap design of most usb keychain cases

why didn't the engineers just add a triple question backup with 30alphanumeric character answers each (90total) that doesn't respond at all until all correct. the chances of getting all 90 characters right simultaneously without any responses/hints are near zero. and yet the engineers invented this lame fail protection by permanently making ur key useless unless you factory reset it. basically ur key's data is all gone cuz ur roommates decided to troll u (yes we live in an evil world sometimes). as long as it shows the amount of failed attempts and by the time you realize your key is tampered with or stolen, you'd easily use your backup to login and remove the vulnerable key from your accounts.

scarlettxsky i 100% agree with you, idk how others don't understand that your own family/friends can turn against you at anytime. not out of nosiness but just to spite you and permanently lock you out of your key. the user doesn't need ur computer because the authenticator app can be used on any computer to trigger the fail system on the key as long as the user has the key

Basically outside of extreme cases, I find myself NEVER using my security keys. Like I find myself using 1password for most all my passkey stuff. And I find the 2fa part to mostly be through 1password.

I have mixed feelings on it since 1password is the single point of failure when it comes to my security. But at the same time I don't see much of a point not to.

Like it would be nice to have an actual use for the security keys. Like I would love for them to be the recovery path for 1password at worse, I think bitwarden does this. But it also would be nice if I had some actual day to day use in them because it seems like a waste of money that was spent on the keys

If you use them in your daily life. What do you use them for over a password manager like 1password?

I'm new to using physical security keys. For many years I have managed passwords using 1Password. My intention is to use Yubikey for my most critical accounts (1Password, primary Google account, banking, etc.). I purchased two keys with the 2nd to function as a backup to the 1st.

After registering both keys in the Yubikey app, I went about registering the keys with the various services. Later, as I tried to authenticate with these services using my Yubikey, some services wouldn't recognize the key. I then tried the 2nd key, which worked. After trying a few services, I realized it's a tossup as to which key works with which service.

What's the best course of action to recovery from and/or correct this bizarre setup I created?

Thanks in advance. Any help is appreciated.

I'd love to have the added security of fingerprint unlock on the 5 series. Is anything like this planned?

I asked on r/facebook and they told me to pound sand, so I shall try here.

I have read all of the articles. Reset 4x.

Yet my Facebook is still saying “Not Recognized” or close for each of my 2 Yubikey 5 NFC

Is this the case with anyone else’s facebook account?