One as your primary and one as your backup. What if you lose the key?I think it's a bit unfortunate that YubiCo doesn't do a better job at explaining that most people should buy two devices. They already make one of those and I haven't heard anybody complaining about it holding up to being on your keychain full time. I was concerned too but I've had mine on my keychain for a year now and it works fantastically. Maybe a case would be appropriate.The USB ones hold up pretty well. But my biggest complaint is that there seems to be no protection for the connectors.

I like the idea but wonder how many people need this level of protection. This will require both your master password and your physical YubiKey to unlock your vault, with the app instructing you to plug in the YubiKey and touch the side button to confirm. With the 1Password app, for example, you can set up two-factor authentication using the YubiKey to add an additional layer of protection for your 1Password account. At the current time, it also works with the Brave browser for iOS, authenticating logins from sites like Twitter,, GitHub, Bitbucket, 1Password, and others. With the YubiKey 5Ci, users can lock down their 1Password, Bitwarden Idaptive, LastPass, and Okta apps with hardware authentication. The new YubiKey 5Ci, which was first introduced in January at CES, features a Lightning port at one end and a USB-C port at the other end, so it works with Apple's latest iOS devices and Macs, with the exception of the iPad Pro, as it is not compatible with the USB-C side at the current time.

It's often more convenient than software-based two-factor authentication because there's no need to enter a security code - just connect it and tap to authenticate.

Yubico has long offered USB-A, USB-C, and NFC-based YubiKey options for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices, but this is the first time that a Lightning-based accessory has been made available.įor those unfamiliar with YubiKey, it is a hardware-based two-factor authentication device designed to work with hundreds of services to make your logins more secure. Yubico, a company that makes physical security keys for two-factor authentication, today announced the launch of its Lightning-based YubiKey device that's designed to work with Apple's iPhones and iPads.

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