Yubikey with USB-C

Re:Yubikey with USB-C by nickik on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:20PM (#13329753)

Why not just leave it plugged in. That might be tricky in a train or so, but normally its fine. I use a Nano and just leave it in most of the time.

Its not only more convinient, its also far, far safer then TOTP.

The will not support TOPT because that would require constant power.

You can get a U2F only stick for 18 bucks from them. Once in a while (for example when github interduced U2F the sell 2 for 5$).

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Re:Yubikey with USB-C by will_hughes on Thursday January 05, 2017 @06:40PM (#13332541)

I regularly use 8 different devices (laptops and desktops). That's USD$400 in keys if I were to keep them in devices, not including shipping, currency conversion, etc.

Then there's the concern about who has access to those keys when I'm not around.

I keep a backup key in a safe location, and my primary on my keychain which is typically in my pocket.

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Re:Yubikey with USB-C by nycatelos on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:37PM (#13331653)

Yubikeys support TOTP...

https://www.yubico.com/support/knowledge-base/categories/art...

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Re:Yubikey with USB-C by nickik on Friday January 06, 2017 @05:29AM (#13335289)

TOTP requires an app, Yubico Authenticator.

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Re:Yubikey with USB-C by daveguy on Friday January 06, 2017 @07:53AM (#13335883)

Exactly, and if you are going to use an app anyway, you may as well have the app keep the token.

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Re:Yubikey with USB-C by nickik on Friday January 06, 2017 @09:01AM (#13336210)

I actually still use it because this was I can use somebody else phone or some other device if I need to. That has come in very handy before.

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